Causes and Risk Factors of Repeated Hospitalization among Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

Purpose. To identify the causes and risk factors of repeated hospitalization among patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods. Our study retrospectively examined the data of DR patients who were readmitted for treatments to the Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospita...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes research 2022-05, Vol.2022, p.4663221-7
Main Authors: Xiao, Yu, Liang, Yingying, Lin, Zhanjie, Kong, Huiqian, Du, Zijing, Hu, Yunyan, Ouyang, Shuyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Cataracts
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Disease
Divorce
Edema
Gender
Glaucoma
Health insurance
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Length of stay
Ophthalmology
Patients
Regression analysis
Retinal detachment
Risk factors
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Summary:Purpose. To identify the causes and risk factors of repeated hospitalization among patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods. Our study retrospectively examined the data of DR patients who were readmitted for treatments to the Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital between January 2012 and July 2021. We first analyzed the main causes of repeated admissions and then divided the patients into three groups according to the times of readmissions. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to determine the impact of patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics. Moreover, comparisons of the length of stay and the hospitalization cost of DR patients with repeated admission causes were conducted. Results. Among 2592 hospital discharges of 827 patients who experienced at least two hospitalizations, the major causes of repeated hospitalization were macular edema (30.83%), vitreous hemorrhage (29.09%), cataract (22.76%), proliferative membrane formation (6.91%), silicone oil removal (4.71%), retinal detachment (4.44%), and glaucoma (4.17%). The results of ordinal logistic regression showed that younger patients with medical insurance and local residence have a higher risk of repeated hospitalization (p
ISSN:2314-6745
2314-6753
DOI:10.1155/2022/4663221