Factors Affecting Visits to the Emergency Department for Urgent and Nonurgent Ocular Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits for nonurgent and urgent ocular conditions and risk factors associated with ED use for nonurgent and urgent ocular problems.

Design

Retrospective, longitudinal cohort analysis.

Participants

All enrollees aged 21 years or older in a United States managed care network during 2001-2014.

Methods

We identified all enrollees visiting an ED for ocular conditions identified by International Classification of Diseases, billing codes. Diagnosis is well-described as urgent, nonurgent, or other. We assessed the frequency of ED visits for urgent and nonurgent ocular conditions and how they changed over time. Next, we performed multivariable Cox regression modeling to determine factors associated with vis

SUBMITTER: Stagg BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668138 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature