COMPLICACIONES DE PANCREATITIS AGUDA EN PACIENTES DEL HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES TEODORO MALDONADO CARBO DURANTE EL AÑO 2016.

Abstract

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders that requires hospitalization. Its course is variable, it can be presented in a mild way, resolving without any complication or appear in its severe form with complications that lead to a fatal outcome. Objective: To identify the most frequent complications in patients with acute pancreatitis at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during 2016. Methodology: a retrospective, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was carried out by reviewing the clinic history of each patient. A sample of 114 patients was obtained after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, whose data was collected through a table in Microsoft Excel, and analyzed through the IBM SPSS Statistics 21 program through frequency and relationship measurements. Results: the predominant age of presentation was between 31 and 50 (65.8%), in the female sex (95.8%). 21.1% of patients with acute pancreatitis developed complications, of which 15.8% were local and 5.3% systemic. The most frequent local complication found was the pancreatic pseudocyst (58.3%). 95.8% of the population presented abdominal pain as the predominant symptom. Conclusion: Less than a quarter of patients with acute pancreatitis present a complication associated with their pathology. The most frequent complication found in the study participants is the pancreatic pseudocyst.