Infección por aborto inducido en el Hospital Nacional de San Marcos (Guatemala) / Infection due to induced abortion at San Marcos National Hospital (Guatemala)
Medisan
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15(3): 350-355, mar. 2011.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 40 pacientes con infección por aborto inducido, ingresadas en la Sala de Ginecoobstetricia del Hospital Nacional de San Marcos (Guatemala), desde abril hasta septiembre del 2006, con vista a determinar la manifestación clínica de este proceso séptico. En la serie predominaron las mujeres que habían tenido múltiples embarazos, las amas de casa y las féminas analfabetas o de bajo nivel escolar. Las complicaciones médicas más importantes ocurrieron cuando el proveedor del servicio no estaba calificado para brindarlo (por ejemplo, comadronas), fundamentalmente en adolescentes y desocupadas, en las cuales primó la salpingitis grave.
ABSTRACT
A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 40 patients with infection due to induced abortion, hospitalized at the Gynecology-Obstetrics Ward from San Marcos National Hospital (Guatemala), was carried out from April, 2006 to September, 2006, in order to determine the clinical manifestation of this septic condition. Women having multiple pregnancies, housewives, as well as illiterate women or with low educational status were predominant in the series. The most important medical complications, such as severe salpingitis, showed up mainly in adolescent and unemployed females when the service provider was not qualified to offer the adequate delivery care (for example, midwives).
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Main subject:
Risk Factors
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Abortion, Induced
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Sepsis
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Guatemala
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico Saturnino Lora Torres/CU
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Universidad de Ciencias Médicas/CU
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