Post-COVID-19 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Prevalence in Nursing Staff at the University Hospital of Puebla

Objetivo: El presente estudio pretende conocer la prevalencia de intestino irritable posterior a un evento de COVID-19 en el personal de enfermería del Hospital Universitario de Puebla. Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo, transversal, homodemico. Resultados: el promedio de edad es de 35 años. Se obtuvo una muestra final de 28 pacientes. Del total de pacientes 26 (92.8%) son mujeres y 2 (7.14%) son hombres.  Se encontró una prevalencia de 53.7% para el diagnóstico de síndrome de intestino irritable (IC 95% 35.1 -72.02%). Conclusión: Se encontró una prevalencia mayor de síndrome de intestino irritable en personal de enfermería posterior a haber presentado COVID-19.Objective: The present study aims to determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome following a COVID-19 event among nursing staff at the University Hospital of Puebla. Methods: This is a descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study. Results: the average age is 35 years. A final sample of 28 patients was obtained. the total number of patients, 26 (92.8%) are female and 2 (7.14%) are male. A prevalence of 53.7% was found for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (95% CI 35.1 - 72.02%). Conclusion: A higher prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome was found in nursing staff after the diagnosis of COVID-19