Manejo de la inducción del trabajo de parto comparando el uso de oxitocina con misoprostol en el hospital general Liborio Panchana Sotomayor 2015 - 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: The induction of labor is a widespread practice throughout the world in cases where continuation of pregnancy poses a danger to both the mother and the fetus. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of Misoprostol on oxytocin to facilitate labor in patients Liborio Panchana Hospital Sotomayor period 2015- 2017. Material and method: Prevalence or cross-sectional study (observational, descriptive), cohort study (observational, analytical) in a population of patients who have been treated in a period of 13 months in the General Hospital Dr. Liborio Panchana Sotomayor. The universe will consist of patients 16 to 25 years of age who are treated in the hospital with a pregnancy between 37 and 40 weeks who have received Misoprostol and / or oxytocin to facilitate labor in patients treated within the hospital. Results: The study carried out at Liborio Panchana Sotomayor General Hospital showed a sample of 100 cases where labor was induced by administering misoprostol in 16 cases, while oxytocin was used for the management of labor in 82 cases and only 2 Cases had application of induction and conduction with both drugs. Conclusions: Misoprostol is the most effective prostaglandin in the response of the cervix for the evolution of a cesarean delivery. Proving to be an inexpensive, fast and less complicated alternative in both the mother and the fetus.