PATIENTS PRESENTING EMERGENTLY WITH PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: Follow-up and Factors Associated With Compliance

Purpose: To determine the rate of follow-up after emergent encounters for proliferative diabetic retinopathy and to identify patient or visit characteristics associated with follow-up compliance. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients presenting to an ophthalmic emergency department with active proliferative diabetic retinopathy between May 2014 and December 2016 was conducted. Demographic data and encounter data were gathered for each emergency department visit. Compliance with follow-up was defined as a completed clinic visit as scheduled after the emergency encounter. Results: A total of 590 emergency department encounters were included. The overall follow-up rate was 61.9%. Married patients and those with Public Health Trust insurance had increased odds of compliance (odds ratio [OR]: 1.507, P = 0.04; OR: 2.749, P
Source: RETINA - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research