Thyroid function disorders in outpatient patients of the IESS-Macas Hospital period 2021

Abstract

Introduction. Thyroid diseases continue to be very frequent pathologies in the population worldwide, they constitute a great impact on health systems, which translates into large items destined for its treatment. Objetive. Characterize the pathologies of Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism based on their prevalence in patients who attend the Outpatient Area of ​​the HD-IESS Macas Ambulatory Surgical Clinical Center, period 2021. Method. Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative research with a documentary and retrospective design during the period of January-December 2021. The sample corresponded to 620 patient records. Results. A frequency of 41,8% of alterations in thyroid function was presented, in addition, the main characteristics of the patients included age (between 30 and 64 years) with 66,0%, Sex (Female 83,4%). Only 2,7% of the patients presented low TSH values, considering them Hyperthyroid patients, in contrast to high TSH values ​​in 39,1% of Hypothyroid patients and 58,2% of the patients presented normal TSH values, representing this percentage to healthy or Euthyroid patients. Conclusion. It was determined that the female sex presented a higher frequency of cases associated with thyroid function disorders with greater emphasis on hypothyroidism. The age group that prevailed was that of older adults.