Research Article
The Study of Incidence and Characteristics of Patients with Eye-Related Chief Complaints at the Emergency Department of Thammasat University Hospital
Table 2
Proportions of patients with eye-related chief complaints classified by groups of diagnoses.
| Variable | Total (n = 704) |
| Traumatic eye disease | 534 | Foreign body at the cornea and conjunctiva | 161 (30.1) | Minor trauma to the conjunctiva | 107 (20.0) | Chemical injury | 62 (11.6) | Eyelid injury | 39 (7.3) | Corneal abrasion | 37 (6.9) | Animal bite/sting | 31 (5.8) | Subconjunctival hemorrhage | 26 (4.9) | Ultraviolet keratitis | 22 (4.1) | Penetrating eye injuries | 13 (2.4) | Hyphema | 10 (1.9) | Globe rupture | 9 (1.7) | Vitreous hemorrhage | 4 (0.7) | Lacrimal passage and apparatus injury | 3 (0.6) | Macular problem in close globe injury | 3 (0.6) | Intraocular FB (IOFB) | 2 (0.4) | Lens subluxation | 2 (0.4) | Traumatic mydriasis | 2 (0.4) | Traumatic optic neuropathy | 1 (0.2) |
| Nontraumatic eye disease | 74 | Conjunctivitis | 15 (20.3) | Corneal ulcer | 15 (20.3) | Lid inflammation | 10 (13.5) | Subconjunctival hemorrhage | 6 (8.1) | Acute glaucoma | 5 (6.8) | Preseptal cellulitis | 4 (5.4) | Endophthalmitis | 3 (4.1) | Uveitis | 2 (2.7) | Cavernous sinus thrombosis | 2 (2.7) | Cataract | 2 (2.7) | Strabismus | 2 (2.7) | CRAO | 1 (1.4) | CRVO | 1 (1.4) | Orbital cellulitis | 1 (1.4) | Herpes zoster ophthalmicus | 1 (1.4) | Pinguecula | 1 (1.4) | Retinal tear/detachment | 1 (1.4) | Floater | 1 (1.4) | Postophthalmic surgical complication | 1 (1.4) |
| Noneye disease | 96 | Healthcare-associated exposure | 36 (37.5) | Angioedema | 34 (35.4) | Hypertensive urgency | 5 (5.2) | Anaphylaxis | 4 (4.2) | Hypertensive emergency | 3 (3.1) | Acute kidney injury | 3 (3.1) | Thalamic infarction | 1 (1) | Preeclampsia | 1 (1) | Bell’s palsy | 1 (1) | Tension headache | 1 (1) | Henoch–Schonlein purpura | 1 (1) | Hyperglycemia | 1 (1) | Amaurosis fugax | 1 (1) | Miscellaneous | 4 (4.2) |
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