Türkiye’nin En Çok Endüstrileşmiş Bölgesinde Pandemi Döneminde Oküler Travma Sebebi ile Acile Başvuran Hastaların Özellikleri

Amacımız, pandemi döneminde karantina uygulanan Mart, Nisan ve Mayıs aylarında acil servise başvuran oküler travma hastalarının özel-liklerini değerlendirmek ve karantinanın oküler travmalara etkisini araştırmaktır. Mart, Nisan ve Mayıs 2020 tarihlerinde toplam 821 hasta, 2019 yılının aynı aylarında 1356 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Çalışma yaş gruplarına göre 64 yaş olmak üzere 3 gruba ayrıldı. Yıllara ve karantina olup olmadığına göre 2019 2 alt gruba ve 2020 3 alt gruba ayrıldı. 2019 yılında hastaların ortalama yaşı 35,3 ± 15,3 yıl iken 2020 yılında 36,7 ± 14,6 yıl idi. (p = 0,039) Kapalı glob yaralanma insidansı 2019' da % 79,2 iken 2020' de % 83,6 idi. (p

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COVID19, glob yaralanması, koronavirüs, kimyasal yanık, oküler travma, orbita travması, pandemi

The Characteristics of Patients Applied to Emergency due to Ocular Trauma during Pandemic

Our aim was to evaluate the characteristics of ocular trauma patients who applied to emergency and to investigate the effect of quarantine on ocular trauma in the period of the pandemic in March, April, and May when the quarantine was implemented. In March, April and May 2020 82 patients, in same months of 2019 1356 patients were included in the study. According to age groups, the study was divided into 3 groups such as 64 years old. According to years and whether there is a quarantine, 2019 was divided into 2 subgroups and 2020 into 3 subgroups. The mean age of patients in 2019 were found as 35.3±15.3 years and in 2020 36.7±14.6 years. (p=0.039) The incidence of the closed globe injuries was 79.2% in 2019 whereas 83.6% in 2020.(

Keywords:

burns coronavirus, chemical burns, COVID 19, globe injury, ocular trauma, orbital trauma, pandemic,

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