ANÁLISIS ESTADÍSTICO DE COMPLICACIONES ASOCIADAS A INFECCIÓN DE VÍAS URINARIAS EN EMBARAZADAS ENTRE 16 Y 30 AÑOS EN EL HOSPITAL GINECO OBSTÉTRICO ENRIQUE C. SOTOMAYOR EN EL PERÍODO DE SEPTIEMBRE A ENERO DE 2015

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a health problem that often affects women, especially during pregnancy. It is known that UTI may complicate pregnancy with repercussions to mother and child. In order to identify major complications and predisposing factors associated with urinary tract infections in pregnant women attending the hospital obstetrics and gynecology Enrique C. Sotomayor; an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed in a period from September 2014 to January 2015. Data collection was done using the direct interview with the patient, database and medical records. 69 patients were recruited according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. It was found as the main complication associated with UTI in 33.3% of the sample false labor work followed by nonobstructive chronic pyelonephritis in 20.2% of patients and threatened abortion in 17.3%. In relation to the risk factors it was found that 64% of participants were multiparous, one to three prenatal checkups were performed in 50% of the patients and also 50% were between 16 and 20 years old. We can conclude that the major complications associated with UTI in this population are false labor, nonobstructive chronic pyelonephritis and threatened abortion. Risk factors showed were maternal age between 16 and 20 years, multiple pregnancies, low socioeconomic status, low education and an insufficient number of prenatal visits.