在威斯康星州的冠状病毒疾病期间的眼睛紧急情况"在家里更安全"的秩序
Nenita Maganti1, Leslie Huang2, Mark Banghart3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,, Madison, Wisconsin.
概括
在COVID-19期间,眼科咨询在威斯康星州下降了28%. 然而,紧急手术仍然稳定,这表明患者推迟了非紧急的眼科护理,但仍然寻求关键治疗.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的流行,医院资源利用和患者护理的交付发生了重大变化.
- 公共卫生措施,如公共卫生措施,如公共卫生措施.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19的影响.
主要方法:
- 对2020年3月23日至5月26日眼科咨询的回顾分析.
- 与前四年和随后一年的同期进行比较.
- 使用计费代码来评估诊断和程序.
主要成果:
- 2020年,咨询总数下降了28% (IRR为0.72,P≤0.001). 在2020年,咨询总数下降了28% (IRR为0.72,P≤0.001).
- 紧急部门的咨询显著减少 (IRR 0.62,P≤0.001),而住院患者的咨询仍然相似 (IRR 0.88,P=0.119).
- 咨询后的程序在2020年减少 (IRR为0.59,P=0.018).
结论:
- 在COVID-19"在家更安全"命令期间,眼科咨询的数量显著减少.
- 患有较少急性眼睛疾病的患者可能会推迟治疗,而需要紧急手术的患者继续进行治疗.
- 调查结果可以在未来的公共卫生危机期间为眼科护理提供资源配置信息.
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