TY  - JOUR
T1  - Clinical Outcomes and Etiological Factors in Ocular Chemical and Thermal Burns
TT  - Oküler Kimyasal ve Termal Yanıklarda Klinik Sonuçlar ve Etiyolojik Faktörler
AU  - Erkan Pota, Çisil
AU  - Geçer Şerifoğlu, Özge Ekin
AU  - Öcal, Olgar
AU  - İlhan, Hatice Deniz
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.16919/bozoktip.1700287
JF  - Bozok Tıp Dergisi
PB  - Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-4006
SP  - 317
EP  - 323
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Objective:To evaluate the clinical findings of patients admitted to the emergency department due to thermal and chemical ocular burns and to investigate the etiological causes.Materials and Methods:The examination findings of 4,821 patients who were referred for ophthalmologic consultation to the emergency department of xxx Faculty of Medicine between 2019 and 2024 were evaluated. Among these, 474 (9.8%) were identified as cases of chemical and thermal corneal burns. Patients' age, gender, causative agents, initial examination findings, and the presence of permanent damage after treatment were assessed. Examination findings were classified according to the Roper-Hall classification.Results:Of the 474 patients included in the study, 82.1% were adults and 17.9% were pediatric. The male-to-female ratio was 58.4% to 41.6%, respectively. In the pediatric group, the most common cause of corneal burns was adhesives, whereas in adults, the leading cause was bleach (sodium hypochlorite, NaClO). Bleach, adhesives, and thermal agents were the most common causes of initial damage, while bleach was found to be the leading agent in causing permanent complications. Limbal ischemia due to chemical burns was observed in 14 (2.9%) patients. There was a statistically significant difference between causative agents in terms of both initial clinical findings and permanent complications (p
KW  - ocular chemical burn
KW  - thermal corneal burn
KW  - corneal burn
KW  - limbal ischemia
KW  - leukoma
KW  - symblepharon
N2  - Amaç: Acil servise termal ve kimyasal oküler yanık nedeniyle başvuran hastaların muayene bulgularının değerlendirilmesi ve etiyolojik nedenlerin araştırılması Gereç ve Yöntem: 2019-2024 yılları arasında xxx Tıp Fakültesi acil servisine göz konsültasyonu ile başvuran 4821 hastanın muayene bulguları değerlendirildi.Bu hastalardan  474 (9.8%) kimyasal ve termal oküler yanık olgusu olduğu gözlendi. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, maruz kaldıkları etken maddeler, ilk muayene bulguları ve  tedavi sonrası kalıcı hasar durumu ve değerlendirildi. Hastaların muayene bulguları Roper-Hall sınıflamasına göre sınıflandırıldı.Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 474 hastadan %82.1'i yetişkin, %17.9'u pediatrik yaş grubundadır. Erkek hasta oranı %58.4, kadın hasta oranı ise %41.6’dır. Pediatrik grupta en sık yapıştırıcı, yetişkin grupta ise çamaşır suyu (sodyum hipoklorit) nedeniyle korneal yanık gözlenmiştir İlk muayenedeki hasar açısından  çamaşır suyu, yapıştırıcı ve  termal hasarın en sık bulguya yol açtığı, kalıcı hasar açısından ise en sık komplikasyona çamaşır suyunun sebep olduğu gözlendi. Limbal iskemi, kimyasal yanıklara bağlı olarak 14 (2.9%) hastada gözlemlenmiştir. Etken maddeler arasında hem ilk muayene bulguları hem de kalıcı komplikasyonlar açısından anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p
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