Fracturas expuestas en pacientes del hospital teodoro maldonado carbo de la ciudad de guayaquil

Objective: To characterize epidemiologically the open fractures and their infectious complications in patients attended in the orthopedic emergency service of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in Guayaquil city, Ecuador. Method: A descriptive, retrospective study was carried out through a record analysis of this hospital, including patients with open fractures diagnosis during the 2015-2017 period. Results: 438 patients were included, predominantly men (75.1%, n=329) and young people <35 years 61% (n=267), the tibial region was the most affected area (62.3%; n=273). Regarding the degree of exposure, type IIIB fracture was the most frequent one 36.1% (n=158), with external fixation being the most used procedure (57.8%, n=253). Likewise, 39.7% (n=174) of the fractures were infected and staphylococcus aureus was the most common agent with 40.8% (n=71). Conclusions: The frequency of open fractures cases in the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in Guayaquil city is high in comparison to other studies, especially in men, young subjects and tibial affectation. Also, a high frequency of infection in the fractures is observed, staphylococcus aureus being the main isolated microorganism.