Examinando por Autor "Correa Jiménez, Dayana del Cisne"
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- ÍtemAcceso Abierto“Prevalencia de Labio y Paladar hendido en los hospitales de la provincia del Cañar 2017 a 2021.”(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Correa Jiménez, Dayana del Cisne; Lucero Cajas, Juan Carlos; Ordóñez Crespo, Paola Alexandra; 1106007295; 0350010252; ., .OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of cleft lip and cleft palate in the patient records of hospitals in the Cañar province from 2017 to 2021. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a quantitative, retrospective observational study; 4207 records of the neonatology area in Cañar province hospitals from January 2017 to December 2021 were analyzed. RESULTS: According to the analysis of all medical records, it was found that the prevalence of cleft lip and cleft palate in Cañar province is 0.5% (21), and the majority is attributed to the cleft palate with 0.31% (13). Based on the research, men are the most predisposed to suffer from this pathology since 76.19% (16) of the total cases were male; in Azogues city, 47.62% (10) patients presented this health condition. Therefore, the medical institution with the highest prevalence rate was Homero Castanier Hospital, with 57.14% (12). CONCLUSION: The preponderance of cleft lip and cleft palate in the neonatology area in Cañar province hospitals from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021, was 0.5%, corresponding to 21 cases out of 4207 records analyzed.