Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 433 - 439 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26453/otjhs.939569 İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect
Öz: Objective: To evaluate the urgency of ophthalmologyconsultations in the emergency department (ED) and thepresence of ophthalmic pathology. This study also aimedto determine whether the weekend phenomenon affectedemergency ophthalmologic consultation requests.Materials and Methods: Ophthalmology consultationsrequested by the emergency physician for patients whovisited the ED of a tertiary care hospital in Turkey fromJanuary to December 2019 were retrospectively investigated. Consultation requests were grouped as possibleemergent, unlikely to be emergent, and undetermined.Results: A total of 256 eligible patients were included.The top three reasons for ophthalmologic consultationswere blunt trauma (29.7%), foreign body (24.2%), andconjunctivitis (13.3%). 70.3% of the consultations werecategorized as a possible emergent, 18.4% as unlikely tobe emergent, and 11.3% undetermined. Most of the possible emergent consultations had ophthalmic pathology(p=0.001).Conclusion: Traumatic injuries are the most commoncause of ophthalmology consultation in the ED. Approximately one-fifth of patients are unlikely to be emergent.Early ophthalmology evaluation is required in possibleemergent category patients. The weekend effect does notinfluence ophthalmology consultations. Establishing eyeemergency services or having an available ophthalmologist is crucial in the emergency diagnosis and treatment ofpatients who require special practice skills.
Anahtar Kelime: Acil Oftalmolojik Konsültasyonların Aciliyet, Oftalmik Patoloji ve Hafta Sonu Etkisi Açısından İrdelenmesi
Öz: Amaç: Acil serviste oftalmoloji konsültasyonlarının aciliyetini ve oftalmik patolojinin varlığını değerlendirmek. Bu çalışma aynı zamanda hafta sonu fenomeninin, acil oftalmolojik konsültasyon taleplerini etkileyip etkilemediğini belirlemeyi amaçladı. Materyal ve Metot: Türkiye'de bir üçüncü basamak hastanenin acil servisini Ocak-Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında ziyaret eden hastalar için acil hekimi tarafından talep edilen oftalmoloji konsültasyonları geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Konsültasyon talepleri olası acil, acil olması muhtemel olmayan ve belirsiz olarak gruplandırıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya uygun toplam 256 hasta dahil edildi. Acil oftalmolojik konsültasyonların ilk üç nedeni künt travma (%29,7), yabancı cisim (%24,2) ve konjonktivit (%13,3) idi. Konsültasyonların %70,3'ü olası acil, % 18,4'ü acil olması muhtemel olmayan ve %11,3'ü belirsiz olarak kategorize edildi. Olası acil kategorideki konsültasyonların çoğunda oftalmik patoloji vardı (p=0.001). Sonuç: Travmatik yaralanmalar acil serviste oftalmoloji konsültasyonunun en sık nedenidir. Hastaların yaklaşık beşte biri acil olması muhtemel olmayanlardır. Olası acil kategorideki hastalarda erken oftalmoloji değerlendirmesi gereklidir. Hafta sonu etkisi, oftalmoloji konsültasyonlarını etkilememektedir. Göz acil servislerinin kurulması veya bir göz doktorunun bulunması özel uygulama becerisi gerektiren bu hastaların acil tanı ve tedavisinde büyük öneme sahiptir
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| APA | Demir M, Boğan M, Akçam H, Sultanoğlu H, Özdamar Y, Ağaçkıran İ (2021). Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. , 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| Chicago | Demir Mehmet Cihat,Boğan Mustafa,Akçam Hanife Tuba,Sultanoğlu Hasan,Özdamar Yasemin,Ağaçkıran İlter Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. (2021): 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| MLA | Demir Mehmet Cihat,Boğan Mustafa,Akçam Hanife Tuba,Sultanoğlu Hasan,Özdamar Yasemin,Ağaçkıran İlter Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. , 2021, ss.433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| AMA | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. . 2021; 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| Vancouver | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. . 2021; 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| IEEE | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ "Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect." , ss.433 - 439, 2021. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| ISNAD | Demir, Mehmet Cihat vd. "Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect". (2021), 433-439. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| APA | Demir M, Boğan M, Akçam H, Sultanoğlu H, Özdamar Y, Ağaçkıran İ (2021). Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(3), 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| Chicago | Demir Mehmet Cihat,Boğan Mustafa,Akçam Hanife Tuba,Sultanoğlu Hasan,Özdamar Yasemin,Ağaçkıran İlter Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 6, no.3 (2021): 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| MLA | Demir Mehmet Cihat,Boğan Mustafa,Akçam Hanife Tuba,Sultanoğlu Hasan,Özdamar Yasemin,Ağaçkıran İlter Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.6, no.3, 2021, ss.433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| AMA | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2021; 6(3): 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| Vancouver | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect. Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2021; 6(3): 433 - 439. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| IEEE | Demir M,Boğan M,Akçam H,Sultanoğlu H,Özdamar Y,Ağaçkıran İ "Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect." Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 6, ss.433 - 439, 2021. 10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
| ISNAD | Demir, Mehmet Cihat vd. "Examination of Emergency Ophthalmologic Consultations in Terms of Urgency, Ophthalmic Pathology, and the Weekend Effect". Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 6/3 (2021), 433-439. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.939569 |
