Prevalencia de patologías asociadas a valores de dímero-D en pacientes que acudieron al Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso periodo 2018-2020. Cuenca 2021

Abstract

Background: D-dimer is a biomarker of fibrin degradation, with a tendency to elevation in diseases: disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) and others. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) they occupy the second and third place in mortality rates. General objective: To determine the prevalence of pathologies associated with D-dimer values in patients who attended in “Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso” Cuenca period 2018-2020. Methodology: A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, where the information was obtained from the clinical histories of patients who underwent the D-dimer test in the laboratory of the "Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso" and was analyzed in the statistical programs SPSS Statistics V27 and Microsoft Excel. The study variables were: D-dimer values, age, sex and pathology. Bioethical norms were complied with, with the objective of using the information for research purposes. Use of data: The results contribute with updated statistics about D-dimer values in the environment, considering that the test is related to diseases with a high mortality rate, being an important contribution to health. Results: Of the 849 cases studied, 68.0% had elevated D-dimer associated with pathologies: pulmonary embolism (47.06%), deep vein thrombosis (29.41%), cardiovascular disorder (31.78%), renal failure (69.44%), unspecified tumors (83.71%), fractures (39.06) and rheumatoid arthritis (50.0%). In the relationship of variables, those that presented a significant statistical relationship were D-dimer with age and pathology (p= 0.000).