Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years
Joint Authors
Zaghrini, Elie
Abiad, Bachir
Mehanna, Carl-Joe
Haddad, Randa S.
Ghazi, Nicola
Raad, Samih
Barikian, Anita
Ashkar, Adnan
Harmouche, Elie
Mufarrij, Afif
Salti, Haytham I.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To report the 15-year trend in ophthalmic presentations to the emergency department (ED) at the only medical center in Lebanon that provides 24-hour ophthalmologic care.
Methods.
Retrospective review of 1967 patients presenting to the ED with eye-related complaints between September 1997 and August 1998 and between September 2012 and August 2013.
Diagnoses were classified into 4 categories according to the International Society of Ocular Trauma and include penetrating eye injuries, nonpenetrating eye trauma, nontraumatic ophthalmic emergencies, and nontraumatic, nonurgent ophthalmic conditions.
Results.
One thousand sixty eye-related presentations out of 39,158 total ED visits (2.71%) presented in 1997 compared to 907 out of 46,363 in 2012 (1.96%).
Penetrating and nonpenetrating eye emergencies decreased between 1997 and 2012 (7.17% to 4.19%, p=0.003 and 52.64% to 29.00%, p<0.001, resp.) while nonurgent cases increased from 30.19% to 53.47% (p<0.001).
57% of patients were covered by third-party guarantors in 1997 versus 73% in 2012.
Conclusion.
Our results demonstrate a significant increase in nonurgent cases in parallel with the proportion of third-party payers, an issue to be addressed by public health policies and proper resource allocation.
A detailed nationwide review is needed to make solid recommendations for the management of ophthalmologic presentations in the ED.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salti, Haytham I.& Mehanna, Carl-Joe& Abiad, Bachir& Ghazi, Nicola& Raad, Samih& Barikian, Anita…[et al.]. 2018. Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196617
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salti, Haytham I.…[et al.]. Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196617
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salti, Haytham I.& Mehanna, Carl-Joe& Abiad, Bachir& Ghazi, Nicola& Raad, Samih& Barikian, Anita…[et al.]. Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196617
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1196617