Manejo nutricional a pacientes con fibrosis quística atendidos en el Hospital Regional Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de cuenca en el periodo 2015- 2021

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, cystic fibrosis represents a fatal disease, present in 1 in 2,500 individuals. This descriptive study analyzed the nutritional management of patients with CF treated at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Regional Hospital in the city of Cuenca. Objective: To describe the nutritional management of patients with cystic fibrosis attended at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Regional Hospital in the city of Cuenca in the period 2015- 2021. Methodology: The descriptive study was carried out based on anonymized data of 51 CF patients, and descriptive statistics were developed to obtain values that would allow finding analysis trends. Results: The age group with the highest prevalence of patients with cystic fibrosis was 0-4 years, corresponding to 25.5%, followed by 21.6% between 5-12 years and finally, 19.6% between 18-26 years. In relation to sex, there is a prevalence of 51% for males and 49% for females. Nutritional treatment is mostly based on a hyperproteic diet and of these 31% of the cases receive supplementation. Conclusions: An adequate nutritional treatment is one of the fundamental pillars to avoid decompensation or future complications in patients with cystic fibrosis, in this way we can determine that the dietary-therapeutic treatment is directly related to the nutritional status and varies based on the individual needs and requirements of each patient and the symptoms of the disease.