| Tsai Wan-Chen, |
------>authors3_c=None ------>paper_class1=2 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=0 ------>paper_class2=0 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=shiemin ------>insert_bywho=wtchiu ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c=None ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c=None ------>publish_day=None ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=J0600 ------>insert_date=20050727 ------>iam=2 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN=None ------>authors_c=None ------>score=2 ------>journal_name=6th World Conference Injury Prevention and Control, Canada. ------>paper_name=The Study of Head Injury in Children in Taiwan Area ------>confirm_date=20050813 ------>tch_id=073010 ------>pmid=18180943 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUNDS: Wearing appropriate eye-protection devices in workplace, sports and motorcycling have not been a routine in most of Asian countries. The purpose of this study is to assess the frequency, causes, mechanisms, functional outcomes and costs of hospitalized eye injuries in a large industrial city in South Eastern Asia. METHODS: A retrospective review of the hospital admission files of ocular trauma admitted to the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital from January 2001 to December 2002. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty cases of eye injuries were identified for study. Male patients (83.1%) were significantly more than female, while in the work-related group, male was predominant with 92.2%. Work-related injuries accounted for 48.1% (77 cases) with a mean age of 42.3 years, older than the 36.0 years mean for the non-work-related group. The most common cause of hospitalized injury was contusion injury (49.4%), while in the work-related group it was open-globe trauma (34.0%). Hyphema of anterior chamber (23.1%) was the most common diagnosis, followed by vitreous hemorrhage (15.6%) and corneal perforation (13.8%). In work-related injuries, lid and corneal lacerations were the most common. The visual prognosis was poor in injured eyes, with 39.6% eyes having final best corrected visual acuity less than 0.1, and it was even worse at 43.8% in work-related group. The most frequent (46.8%) durations of hospital stay were from 3 to 5 days. The mean cost of eye injuries per case in the work-related group was 1382 US dollars, significantly more than the 909 US dollars per case for the non-work-related group. CONCLUSION: The hospitalized ocular injuries incurred significant visual loss, health-care expenses and socio-economic impacts. Safety strategies aimed at preventing eye injury are mandatory. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=11601 ------>authors2=Wen-Ta Chiu ------>authors3=Jackson Choy ------>authors4=Wai-Mau Choi ------>authors5=Chun-Huang Huang ------>authors6=Lung-Wen Tsai ------>authors6_c=None ------>authors=Tsai Wan-Chen, ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c=None ------>publish_area=None ------>updateTitle=Hospitalized eye injury in a large industrial city of South-Eastern Asia. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2002 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=None |