RETROSPECTIVE STUDY: PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH BITE WOUNDS OF RABIES TRANSMITTING ANIMALS AT RSD GUNUNG JATI CIREBON, 2019-2023

Background: Bite wounds from animals that transmit rabies are often treated by physician in the emergency room, but sometimes they still require consultation with a Plastic Surgery Specialist for further treatment. In this study, we present retrospective data on animal bites that transmit rabies at RSD Gunung Jati, Cirebon. Objective: To describe the number of data on patients bitten by animals transmitting rabies in the emergency room at RSD Gunung Jati Cirebon in 2019-2023. Method: Descriptive retrospective study by looking at medical record data of new patients bitten by rabies-infecting animals in the emergency room at RSD Gunung Jati Cirebon in 2019-2023. Results: The number of new patients with bites from rabies-infecting animals in the ER at RSD Gunung Jati Cirebon in 2019-2023 was 410 patients. The largest distribution was in the 30-59 year age group, namely 163 people (39.80%) and there were more male patients than female patients (51.22%). A total of 211 cases of bites were cats (51.46%). The most common injury conditions were mild risk injuries, amounting to 293 people (71.46%). The most frequent bite locations were on the upper extremities, 208 people (50.73%). The most common diagnosis was low risk animal bite wounds and received debridement + VAR treatment in 409 cases (99.76%). Conclusion: There were 410 new patients with bites from rabies-transmitting animals at RSD Gunung Jati Cirebon in 2019-2023, 293 patients with mild risk injuries, 117 patients with high risk injuries, and 7 patients on craniofacial bite locations.