Proceso de atención de enfermería en lactante menor de 11 meses de edad con gastroenteritis bacteriana.

Gastrointestinal tract infections are, like respiratory and genitourinary infections, one of the most common infectious pathologies in primary care. Worldwide, gastrointestinal infections continue to be the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the child population, especially in infants. The same that can be produced by various infectious agents, among them we have; viruses, bacteria, parasites. Gastroenteritis of bacterial etiology is the second in frequency after viral, which, like those mentioned above, must be treated diligently, remembering that an electrolyte imbalance can cause dehydration in children. The present case study was carried out at the Hospital General Martín Icaza, with a male patient, infant under 11 months of age, who went to the referred health center of the Caracol Health Center, due to presenting ± 48 hours of evolution characterized by abdominal pain, accompanied by a number of 12 liquid fecal stools in the first 24 hours, the mother reports that the minor presented emesis with a frequency of 6 times a day, loss of appetite, general malaise, asthenia, dehydrated mucous membranes. A minor nursing patient is hospitalized in the health home in the company of his mother, he is cared for by health personnel initially with venous access for hydration, prescribed medication is applied, the evolution of the patient is monitored after corresponding laboratory tests and treatment continues. Nursing Care Process raised.

• Hlavní autor: Ortega Verdezoto, Ailin Liseth (author)
• Médium: bachelorThesis
• Vydáno: 2022
• Témata: Gastroenteritis; Bacterias; Emesis; Lactante; Diarrea; Infección; Deshidratación
• On-line přístup: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/11430