Prevalencia de defectos de la pared abdominal al nacer: Estudio ECLAMC

omphalocele and gastroschisis constitute the most frequent abdominal wall defects (awd), requiring early diagnosis and surgical treatment. objectives: to identify awd prevalence at the maternity of university of chile clinical hospital (uchch), in order to compare it with other chilean maternities (chm) and eclamc results. results: the prevalence of awd was 10,9/10 000 births in uchch versus 3,8 in chm (omphalocele 9/10 000 versus 2,8 with p = 0.006 and gastroschisis 1,9/10 000 versus 1,1 with p = 0,036). maternal age average was 24,2 years for gastroschisis and 33,6 years for omphalocele (p < 0,004). the survival rate for gastroschisis was 100% against 31,7% for omphalocele (p < 0,0425). most newborns with omphalocele present small gestational age, low birth weight and other congenital malformations. conclusions: awd prevalence was significantly greater in uchch than in other chm and eclamc. gastroschisis appeared in children with younger mothers than omphalocele