Clinical characteristics and risk factors for readmission after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: a nationwide, cross-sectional, multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the incidence, cause and risk factors for unplanned readmission within 90 days after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK).

Methods

A multicentre cross-sectional study of 3603 eyes of 3588 patients after keratoplasty between January 1st, 2019, and September 30th, 2021 in 16 hospitals across China was performed. The demographic and clinical features between patients after DALK with 90-day unplanned readmission and those who did not have been compared. The risk factors of unplanned readmission were identified by a multivariable Cox regression model.

Results

Among 873 patients (878 eyes) after DALK, and the primary indications for DALK were keratitis (391 eyes, 44.53%) and keratoconus (275 eyes, 31.32%). The rates of unplanned readmission within

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11984012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature