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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río

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SIXTO FUENTES, Sahely et al. Clinical-epidemiological characterization of severe ocular traumas in pediatric ages. Pinar del Rio. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.4, pp.65-74. ISSN 1561-3194.

Objective: to characterize clinical-epidemiological behavior of severe ocular traumas in pediatric ages. Methods: a descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study which target group was comprised of all the children suffering from severe ocular traumas (65) who were admitted during a year (2006-2007) in the Ophthalmologic Service at "Pepe Portilla" Provincial Teaching Pediatric Hospital, Pinar del Rio (Cuba). Results: 67, 7% of the hospitalized patients presented contusions and 32, 3% perforations. Hyphema prevailed (49, 2%), followed by perforating wound in cornea (29, 2%) and cataracts (9, 2%). Ages between 9-12 (40, 0%), male sex (89, 2%) were the most affected; 33, 8% of the cases underwent surgical treatment. The most frequent causal agents were the wooden stick with a 29, 2%, followed by stones (18, 5%) and blowpipe (15, 3%).

Palabras clave : ACCIDENTS; classification; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY.

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