Epidemiology of 411 140 cataract operations performed in public hospitals and private hospitals/clinics in Denmark between 2004 and 2012

Purpose To study the epidemiology and mortality in patients who had cataract surgery in public hospitals and private hospitals/clinics in Denmark between 2004 and 2012 and to assess the validity of the Danish cataract registries. Methods Register‐ and chart‐based study. Results A total of 411 140 ca...

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Published in:Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) England), 2015-02, Vol.93 (1), p.16-23
Main Authors: Solborg Bjerrum, Søren, Mikkelsen, Kim Lyngby, Cour, Morten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
cataract
Cataract - epidemiology
Cataract Extraction - mortality
Cataract Extraction - statistics & numerical data
Denmark - epidemiology
epidemiology
Female
Hospitals, Private - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
mortality
Ophthalmology
private
public
Registries - statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
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Summary:Purpose To study the epidemiology and mortality in patients who had cataract surgery in public hospitals and private hospitals/clinics in Denmark between 2004 and 2012 and to assess the validity of the Danish cataract registries. Methods Register‐ and chart‐based study. Results A total of 411 140 cataract operations were performed in 243 856 patients. Patients who had cataract surgery in public hospitals had an overall statistically significantly 62% higher mortality compared to patients who had cataract surgery in private hospitals/clinics. The decrease in mean age at first eye cataract surgery in private hospitals/clinics was statistically significantly greater compared to the decrease in mean age at first eye cataract surgery in public hospitals (p 
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/aos.12576