Hospital-based analysis of eye diseases at Karitas Hospital, Southwest Sumba, 2015

Background: This study aimed to determine the profile of eye diseases at Karitas Hospital in Southwest Sumba during 2015.Methods: The cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted by analyzing medical records of 1706 patients who presented with eye complaints at Karitas Hospital, Southwest Sum...

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Published in:Medical journal of Indonesia 2018-09, Vol.27 (3), p.213-9
Main Authors: Sitompul, Ratna, Sungkar, Saleha
Format: Article
Language:English
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Eye diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical records
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Summary:Background: This study aimed to determine the profile of eye diseases at Karitas Hospital in Southwest Sumba during 2015.Methods: The cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted by analyzing medical records of 1706 patients who presented with eye complaints at Karitas Hospital, Southwest Sumba, in 2015. Complete medical records were recovered from 1363 patients, who served as subjects for this study.Results: Thirty-six percent of subjects were elderly (>55 years old) and 9.9% were children (
ISSN:0853-1773
2252-8083
DOI:10.13181/mji.v27i3.2686