Ocular trauma during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders: a comparative cohort study.
Curr Opin Ophthalmol
; 31(5): 423-426, 2020 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-32740065
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this study was to report characteristics of patients presenting with serious ocular injuries during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. RECENT FINDINGS:
Of 1058 patients presenting for emergency evaluation during the stay-at-home order, 62 (5.9%) patients [mean (SD) age, 41.1 (19.2) years; 19 (31%) women; 31 (50%) white] presented with severe ocular trauma. The daily mean (SD) number of patients who presented for emergency evaluation decreased from 49.0 (9) to 36.4 (6) during the quarantine (Pâ<â0.001). Patients presenting during the stay-at-home order were less likely to have health insurance [odds ratio (OR), 0.33; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.13-0.90, Pâ=â0.024], more likely to have a delayed presentation (difference, 22.7âh, 95% CI, 5.8-39.5, Pâ<â0.001, more likely to travel farther to seek emergency care (difference, 10.4 miles, 95% CI, 2.6-18.2, Pâ<â0.001) and more likely to have an injury occur at home (OR, 22.8; 95% CI, 9.6-54.2, Pâ<â0.001). Of injuries occurring at home, there was a significant increase in injuries arising from home improvement projects during the stay-at-home order (28 vs. 0%, Pâ=â0.02).SUMMARY:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with ocular trauma were more likely to have injuries sustained at home and have additional barriers to care. These changes underscore a need for targeted interventions to optimize emergent eye care during a pandemic.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Cuarentena
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Lesiones Oculares
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos