Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION. Acute leukemias are primary hematologic malignancies, characterized by abnormal proliferation of immature cells in the bone marrow. OBJECTIVE. Define the clinical, demographic, laboratory and cytogenetic characteristics of the patients diagnosed with acute leukemias; also its complications during induction to remission. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Descriptive, retrospective study. The population was 191 patients diagnosed with acute leukemia in the Technical Unit of Hematology of the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital between january 2016 and october 2018. Data were taken from the Clinical History documented in the AS-400 system, the descriptive analysis was performed with the International Business Machines Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, Version 25.0. RESULTS. Acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed in 62,30% (118; 191),followed by acute lymphoid leukemia at 34,00% (64; 191). Acute leukemia was more common in men in 54,45% (103; 191) than in women. The most common laboratory disorders were hyperleukocytosis, anemia and thrombocytopenia. In 37,50% (69; 184) of cases, a normal karyotype was determined, the most frequent numerical alteration was hypoploidy. The most constant complication during induction were infections; the microorganism found in more than 80,00% of the cultures were bacteria. CONCLUSION. Acute myeloid leukemia was the most common type in the adult population, after induction there was a high percentage of mortality and a low rate of complete remission.
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