Pattern of ocular emergencies seen at L.U.T.H. over a period of 1 year.
| Autor: | Akinsola FB; Departmen of Surgery, Ophthalmology Unit, College of Medicine/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 12003 Lagos., Akinbami OA, Aribaba OT, Onakoya AO, Adefule-Ositelu AO |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine [Nig Q J Hosp Med] 2007 Apr-Jun; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 90-2. |
| DOI: | 10.4314/nqjhm.v17i2.12551 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: To determine the commonest type of ocular emergencies seen at L.U.T.H. over a period of one year. Methodology: Data of all consecutive patients seen as emergencies within the designated period was taken. These included age, sex, symptoms, signs, agents of injury, duration and the complications. Results: A total of 304 patients were seen. 207 (68.0%) of them were males, while 97 (32.0%) of them were females giving a ratio of 2.1:1. Out of the total number, 159 (52.3%) had non-injurious emergencies. Of the 145 (47.7%) injurious emergencies, blunt trauma was the commonest with 77 patients (25.3%). Penetrating trauma was next in frequency with 37 patients (12.2%) as compared to blunt injury with 77 patients. Foreign body injuries were seen in 18 patients (5.9%), followed by chemical injuries which constituted the least with 13 patients (4.3%). Conclusion: Majority of the ocular emergencies seen were due to non-injurious type, while blunt trauma was the commonest of the injurious type. Recommendation: Health education and awareness creation should be intensified on the various causes of the ocular emergencies, more importantly on the non-injurious causes to prevent the resultant ocular morbidity. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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