Abstract

ROJAS BARAHONA, Roubier  and  ROMERO ZUNIGA, Juan José. Descripción de la población de pacientes atendidas en el servicio de obstetricia del Hospital México con egreso por parto o aborto, enero de 2002 a diciembre de 2004. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2006, vol.15, n.29, pp.60-65. ISSN 1409-1429.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the parturitions and abortions given in the Department of Obstetrics of the Hospital Mexico, from January 2002 to December 2004. Methods: Descriptive study of the parturitions and abortions given in the Hospital Mexico which included 16149 patients of the Department of Obstetrics. Results: A decrease in the percentage of abortions leading to an increase in the percentage of normal parturitions in 2004 compared to 2002 and 2003 was observed; while the percentage of abortions was approximately 10% during 2002 and 2003 but during 2004 it decreased to 8.4 %. The total amount of abortions registered in 2002,2003, 2004 was 587,471 and 437 respectively. During the period of study a reduction in the percentage of incomplete abortions was observed, while an increase in spontaneous and induced abortions took place. Conclusion: There is a trend to a decrease in the percentage of abortions, which is quite positive in terms of health system indicators; also, there was a change in the types of abortions that took place during the period of the study.

Keywords : Parto; aborto; estudio descriptivo; Hospital México.

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