title: Mortality on an ophthalmic ward.
abstract: This study was performed to investigate the causes and prevalence of death on an ophthalmic ward. Over a ten-year period, thirteen deaths occurred among 3545 admitted patients (0.4%) mortality rate). Ten deaths occurred in patients with advanced neoplasms or complications of severe orbital infection. Three deaths were sudden. They occurred in the post-operative period among apparently healthy patients admitted for surgery. The possible causes of such sudden deaths are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Fafowora
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ubah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies