title: Ocular related emergencies in Zagreb University Hospital Centre--ten month analysis.
abstract: To determine number, demographic characteristics and presenting symptoms of patients admitted to Emergency ophthalmologic department of Zagreb University hospital centre. Prospective analysis of data of 743 patients admitted to Emergency ophthalmologic department of University hospital centre Zagreb during period of 10 month. Main presenting symptoms at admission were red eye, pain and foreign body sensation. 64% of all patients admitted to emergency unit were male. Almost 40% of them were between 20 and 40 years of age. In female population majority is between 50 and 60 years old (19.33%). The study shows that the most frequent reason for admission in emergency ophthalmic unit is red eye, pain and foreign body sensation. These symptoms were present most frequently in young male patients. Considering fact of their working ability, data can suggest that they don't comply with occupational safety measures. Further research in this direction is needed.
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb, Croatia. ivanskegro@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skegro
authors.forename: Rajko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kordić
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuzman
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Marija Barisić
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kutija
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jandroković
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jukić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004630:Emergencies; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies