Objective: To determine the clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with pre-eclampsia in pregnant women aged 16-25 years treated at the Hospital de Ventanilla emergency in January-December 2016. Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted. We worked with 364 pregnant women from the hospital of Ventanilla. The following variables were measured: preclampsia (dependent), age, marital status, educational level, occupation, sexual partner, previous gestations, gestational age, BMI, gestational anemia, pregestational diabetes and gestational diabetes (independent). ORs were calculated with their respective 95% confidence intervals. A value of p less than 0.5 was considered significant. Results: The prevalence of preclampsia was 5.7%. the factors associated with preclampsia were: Marital status (OR: 0.16 (0.03-0.77)), Degree of instruction (OR: 0.31 (0.1...

Objective: To determine the clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with pre-eclampsia in pregnant women aged 16-25 years treated at the Hospital de Ventanilla emergency in January-December 2016. Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted. We worked with 364 pregnant women from the hospital of Ventanilla. The following variables were measured: preclampsia (dependent), age, marital status, educational level, occupation, sexual partner, previous gestations, gestational age, BMI, gestational anemia, pregestational diabetes and gestational diabetes (independent). ORs were calculated with their respective 95% confidence intervals. A value of p less than 0.5 was considered significant. Results: The prevalence of preclampsia was 5.7%. the factors associated with preclampsia were: Marital status (OR: 0.16 (0.03-0.77)), Degree of instruction (OR: 0.31 (0.1...

Objective: To determine the time of illness and pre-medication as risk factors for perforated appendicitis in the Hospital of Ventanilla during the period of January - September 2017. Methods: An analytical study of type and control was carried out. The population consisted of 234 patients with their clinical histories, the group cases constituted by 78 patients with postoperative diagnosis of perforated appendicitis and the control group constituted by 156 patients with postoperative diagnosis with non-perforated appendicitis. Results: It was found that 61.5% of the patients with a disease time longer than 72 hours had perforated appendicitis (OR = 5.33, 95% CI (2.96, 9.61), p <0.001). 69.2% of patients with an out-of-hospital disease time longer than 24 hours presented perforated appendicitis (OR = 5.72, 95% CI: (3.16 - 10.37), p <0.001). 56.4% of patients with intrahospital dise...

Objetivo: Determinar el tiempo de enfermedad y premedicación como factores de riesgo para apendicitis perforada en el Hospital de Ventanilla durante el período de enero - septiembre 2017. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio analítico de tipo casos y controles. La población estuvo conformada por 234 pacientes con sus historias clínicas, el grupo casos constituido por 78 pacientes con diagnóstico postoperatorio de apendicitis perforada y el grupo control constituido por 156 pacientes con diagnóstico postoperatorio con apendicitis no perforada. Resultados: Se encontró que, del total de pacientes con tiempo de enfermedad mayor de 72 horas, 61.5%, presentaron apendicitis perforada (OR= 5.33, IC 95% (2.96; 9.61), p < 0.001). Asimismo, el 69,2% de pacientes con un tiempo de enfermedad extrahospitalaria mayor de 24 horas presentaron apendicitis perforada (OR=5,72, 95% IC (3,16 - 10,37), ...

Señor editor, siendo la Mortalidad Materna un problema de Salud Pública es muy importante combatirla y disminuirla. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, es el número de defunciones maternas durante el periodo dado por cada cien mil mujeres en edad fecunda en el mismo periodo (1), en Perú su estimación se realiza por cien mil nacidos vivos (2).Cada día mueren en el mundo 830 mujeres por complicaciones del embarazo o el parto (3), nuestro país tiene el objetivo de disminuir la Mortalidad Materna (4).