Elaboración y Ejecución del manual para la toma de Cultivo de tejido de úlceras de pie diabético en el servicio de Cirugía Vascular del Hospital General Latacunga

Abstract

Introduction Infections are one of the usual complications of diabetic foot, a risk factor for amputation and the most frequent cause of extended stay of these patients, the diagnosis is very important as well as the identification of the microorganism and the patient's clinic (Segovia -Coronel et al., 2017). The importance of implementing the manual for taking diabetic foot ulcer tissue crop samples helped to improve order in practical activities and standardize the documentation associated with all processes, in addition to reducing errors that could confuse an eventual medical diagnosis. Objective. To implement a manual for taking tissue crop samples from ulcers in patients diagnosed with diabetic foot in the Vascular Surgery Service of the Latacunga General Hospital. Methodology This study is a non-experimental, cross-sectional, observational design, due to the fact that data will be collected in a certain time without intervening in the environment where the collection and processing of crop samples of swabs/ulcer tissue in patients will be carried out. Diagnosis of diabetic foot of the Angiology service of the General Hospital of Latacunga. The results obtained an increase of 31.11% in successfully processed samples thanks to the application of the manual, reaching 88.89% of adequate samples for the proper microbiological study (40 samples), thereby improving clinical diagnosis and contributing to correct antibiotic treatment. Conclusion The constant training of all the health personnel involved in the process of taking samples of diabetic foot ulcer tissue crop samples, is of great importance, in addition to the sequential updating of the elaborated manual.