Prevalencia de accidente cerebrovascular isquémico en pacientes que asisten a la emergencia del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo.

Abstract

Cerebrovascular ischemic stroke is the death of an area of brain tissue (cerebral infarction) because of an insufficient supply of blood and oxygen to the brain due to the obstruction of an artery. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of ischemic stroke in patients attending the emergency room of the Hospital de Guayaquil METHODOLOGY: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, cross-sectional study. POPULATION: 94 patients that attended the emergency room of a hospital in Guayaquil. TECHNIQUE: Indirect observation. INSTRUMENT: Indirect observation questionnaire. RESULTS: 64.15% were over 60 years, 61.7% were women, 76.6% had loss of balance, 55.32% were confused, among the most representative risk factors, 87.23% had elevated cholesterol, 82.98% had hypertension and DM, 60.64% were obese, 42.55% suffered from alcoholism, and 11.7% consumed toxic substances, in addition, 59.57% had a history of stroke in the family, 44.68% had previously had a stroke. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ischemic stroke occurs in people over 60 years, female, with loss of balance as the most representative sign and headache as the least common. Among the most crucial risk factors are obesity, hypertension, DM and all those that have an impact on blood vessels since they obstruct blood flow.