ACV ISQUÉMICO, HEMORRÁGICO Y PRONÓSTICO DE VIDA EN USUARIOS ATENDIDOS EN EL SUBPROCESO DE EMERGENCIA DEL HOSPITAL PROVINCIAL VERDI CEVALLOS BALDA DE PORTOVIEJO FEBRERO-JULIO 2012

Abstract

Stroke (CVA) is a major cause of death worldwide. Numerous risk factors have been associated with an increased prevalence and incidence of stroke, as in the case of hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation. The research called: ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic and prognosis in users attended in the emergency sub process Provincial Hospital of Portoviejo Verdi Cevallos Balda February to July 2012, we aim to obtain information and investigate which is the most common type of stroke during this period study, identifying risk factors predisposing to help a preventive medical approach of this pathology. Being a prospective study documentary and bibliographical, with 99 patients as universe supporting us by reviewing clinical records, designed a the form where information is collected and analyzed by statistical graphics; between the data obtained found a high rate of users ischemic stroke (69.70%) and in less proportion the hemorrhagic type (28.28%). The high rate independently of the type of stroke increases with age and was significantly more frequent in users> 65 years, considering arterial hypertension as the most common risk factor.