The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits Resulting in Ophthalmology Consultations

IntroductionThe aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of eye-related emergency department (ED) visits resulting in ophthalmology consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare them against an equivalent period from the previous year.MethodsIn this study, we reviewed the charts...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-10, Vol.14 (10), p.e30598-e30598
Main Authors: Durmaz Engin, Ceren, Ozturk, Taylan, Akbulut Yagci, Betul, Ozcelik, Oguzhan, Ecer, Resul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demographics
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology/Public Health
Hospitals
Ophthalmology
Outpatient care facilities
Pandemics
Patients
Pediatrics
Population
Software
Statistical analysis
Variables
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Summary:IntroductionThe aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of eye-related emergency department (ED) visits resulting in ophthalmology consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare them against an equivalent period from the previous year.MethodsIn this study, we reviewed the charts of patients who were admitted to ED with ocular complaints between March 11th, 2020 (the date of the first COVID-positive case in our country) and March 11th, 2021 (Study period 1; SP1) and those who were admitted to ED within the equivalent period of the previous year (Study period 2; SP2). The frequency of eye-related cases, the urgency status of complaints, diagnosis, treatment applied, and hospitalization status of the patients were compared.ResultsThe proportion of ophthalmology consultations among all medical departments decreased from 4.52% to 4.04% (p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.30598