Retinal Detachment and Laser Retinopexy Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
© The Author(s) 2020..
Purpose: At the start of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic placed an unprecedented burden on the healthcare system. Throughout much of the United States, shelter-in-place orders were imposed to reduce transmission. A consequence of this crisis, risk mitigation orders, and patient fear of exposure may have led to underutilization of emergency services. We aimed to quantify 2 emergent interventions in ophthalmology, specifically acute laser retinopexy procedures and retinal detachment repair, to determine whether these procedures decreased during the start of the pandemic.
Methods: All retinal detachment surgeries and laser retinopexy procedures were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes. Rate data during the study period (March 1 through May 31, 2020) was compared to historical data from the year prior (March 2019 through May 2019; epoch 1) as well as the immediate 3 months prior to the study period (December 2019 through February 2020; epoch 2).
Results: Combined procedures fell by 38.5% (P = .01) and 36.0% (P = .02) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively. The rate of laser retinopexy procedures fell by 45.5% (P = .02) and 33.0% (P = .14) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively. The rate of retinal detachment repair fell by 29.4% (P = .24) and 38.0% (P = .07) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively.
Conclusions: Procedures fell during the study period, suggesting underutilization of emergent ophthalmology care. It is necessary for ophthalmologists to emphasize the need to seek care for concerning symptoms.
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5 |
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Journal of vitreoretinal diseases - 5(2021), 4 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 295-297 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Janetos, Timothy M [VerfasserIn] |
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COVID-19 |
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Date Revised 04.04.2023 published: Electronic-eCollection Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.1177/2474126420968407 |
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| 520 | |a Purpose: At the start of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic placed an unprecedented burden on the healthcare system. Throughout much of the United States, shelter-in-place orders were imposed to reduce transmission. A consequence of this crisis, risk mitigation orders, and patient fear of exposure may have led to underutilization of emergency services. We aimed to quantify 2 emergent interventions in ophthalmology, specifically acute laser retinopexy procedures and retinal detachment repair, to determine whether these procedures decreased during the start of the pandemic | ||
| 520 | |a Methods: All retinal detachment surgeries and laser retinopexy procedures were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes. Rate data during the study period (March 1 through May 31, 2020) was compared to historical data from the year prior (March 2019 through May 2019; epoch 1) as well as the immediate 3 months prior to the study period (December 2019 through February 2020; epoch 2) | ||
| 520 | |a Results: Combined procedures fell by 38.5% (P = .01) and 36.0% (P = .02) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively. The rate of laser retinopexy procedures fell by 45.5% (P = .02) and 33.0% (P = .14) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively. The rate of retinal detachment repair fell by 29.4% (P = .24) and 38.0% (P = .07) when compared to epoch 1 and epoch 2, respectively | ||
| 520 | |a Conclusions: Procedures fell during the study period, suggesting underutilization of emergent ophthalmology care. It is necessary for ophthalmologists to emphasize the need to seek care for concerning symptoms | ||
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