Ophthalmic Emergency Department Visits: Factors Associated With Loss to Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe follow-up rates for patients referred for outpatient ophthalmic care after emergency department (ED) discharge and identify patient and visit characteristics associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU).

Design

Single-institution retrospective cohort study.

Methods

We analyzed the medical records of 2,206 patients seen in the ED for an eye-related issue who were subsequently scheduled for ophthalmology follow-up between 2013 and 2019 at a single tertiary health system. The main outcome measures were the frequency of and risk factors for LTFU and ED revisits.

Results

In total, 1,649 (74.8%) patients completed follow-up within 2 months of an index ED visit. In multivariable analysis, younger age (P < .001), a nonurgent ophthalmic condition or nono

SUBMITTER: Chen EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328190 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature