2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72802010000100003
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Profile of ocular emergencies in a tertiary hospital from Northeast of Brazil

Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the profile of all the visits to the ophthalmic emergency service at a tertiary hospital in the city of Sobral, Ceará, northeast of Brazil. Methods: A survey was carried out of all patients attended at ophthalmology emergency service of the department of ophthalmology of Santa Casa of Sobral, during the period between may and october 2008. Data on patient's age, sex, level of education, residential address, health insurance status, average distance to our service, time between the initial … Show more

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“…Some patients present to the emergency department immediately, and some present a few days after the trauma, giving us an idea about the urgency of the situation. In another study, among patients presenting to the emergency department with eye complaints, the highest rate was 40.9% for ocular trauma, 29% for ocular infections, and approximately 45% for conditions they didn't consider as urgent [34]. In this study, ocular infections were identi ed in 18.4% of patients with ocular complaints, of which 12.2% were cases of conjunctivitis, aligning with ndings from the same cohort.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Some patients present to the emergency department immediately, and some present a few days after the trauma, giving us an idea about the urgency of the situation. In another study, among patients presenting to the emergency department with eye complaints, the highest rate was 40.9% for ocular trauma, 29% for ocular infections, and approximately 45% for conditions they didn't consider as urgent [34]. In this study, ocular infections were identi ed in 18.4% of patients with ocular complaints, of which 12.2% were cases of conjunctivitis, aligning with ndings from the same cohort.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…The timing between ocular trauma and emergency room was in mean <1 day, which is a good indicator of heath care access, compared to other countries. 19 Many patients were referred from other hospitals and that did not influence these timings, which indicates a good capacity of the health care network in the north of Portugal.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No presente trabalho, verificou-se maior prevalência de pacientes do sexo masculino (61,0%), conforme achado em resultados de outros estudos epidemiológicos brasileiros 7,8,9,10 . Essa maior prevalência pode ser explicada, possivelmente, pelo fato de os homens estarem mais expostos a fatores de risco ocular no dia a dia.…”
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