Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of medical appointments, exams and procedures performed in a public ophthalmic teaching hospital in Brazil. Methods: The total number of consultations, outpatient procedures and surgeries performed between March 2018 a...
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| author | Camila Ribeiro Koch Camila Coli Mendes Lima Eloah Nunes Torres Gentil Aurélio Silva Luz Júnior Leonardo Oliveira Novaes Renata Fernandes Cunha Milton Ruiz Alves |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of medical appointments, exams and procedures performed in a public ophthalmic teaching hospital in Brazil. Methods: The total number of consultations, outpatient procedures and surgeries performed between March 2018 and March 2021 were reviewed and compared. Number of surgeries per resident was also reviewed. Results: There was a drop of 31.6% of care provided in the 2020 period compared to the average of the last two pre-pandemic years, with a total of 38.235 ophthalmologic evaluations. All surgical modalities decreased from March to July 2020. There was a drop of 35.27% (4,322 surgeries) in 2020 compared to the average of the years 2018 and 2019. There was a 16.3% decrease in exams performed. Laser capsulotomies and iridotomies followed with a decrease of 35.89% e 23.57% in 2020, respectively. However, there was an increase of 12.7% compared to the average of the last two years before the pandemic in intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF and from photocoagulation therapy. Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic reduced surgical procedures and ophthalmologic consultations in training hospitals when compared to prior years, with the exceptions of intravitreal injections of anti-angiogenic (anti-VEGF) and photocoagulation therapy, which increased. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a792146be58e4543b88f0d19eca8d1972024-11-26T07:46:05ZengSociedade Brasileira de OftalmologiaRevista Brasileira de Oftalmologia1982-85512024-11-018310.37039/1982.8551.20240065Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospitalCamila Ribeiro Kochhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-6673Camila Coli Mendes Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-8846Eloah Nunes Torreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-8494Gentil Aurélio Silva Luz Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7391-6162Leonardo Oliveira Novaeshttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-0056-0042Renata Fernandes Cunhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-9130Milton Ruiz Alveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-5289ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of medical appointments, exams and procedures performed in a public ophthalmic teaching hospital in Brazil. Methods: The total number of consultations, outpatient procedures and surgeries performed between March 2018 and March 2021 were reviewed and compared. Number of surgeries per resident was also reviewed. Results: There was a drop of 31.6% of care provided in the 2020 period compared to the average of the last two pre-pandemic years, with a total of 38.235 ophthalmologic evaluations. All surgical modalities decreased from March to July 2020. There was a drop of 35.27% (4,322 surgeries) in 2020 compared to the average of the years 2018 and 2019. There was a 16.3% decrease in exams performed. Laser capsulotomies and iridotomies followed with a decrease of 35.89% e 23.57% in 2020, respectively. However, there was an increase of 12.7% compared to the average of the last two years before the pandemic in intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF and from photocoagulation therapy. Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic reduced surgical procedures and ophthalmologic consultations in training hospitals when compared to prior years, with the exceptions of intravitreal injections of anti-angiogenic (anti-VEGF) and photocoagulation therapy, which increased.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802024000100235&lng=en&tlng=enCovid-19Coronavirus infectionsPandemicOphthalmologyInternship and residencySurgical training |
| spellingShingle | Camila Ribeiro Koch Camila Coli Mendes Lima Eloah Nunes Torres Gentil Aurélio Silva Luz Júnior Leonardo Oliveira Novaes Renata Fernandes Cunha Milton Ruiz Alves Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia Covid-19 Coronavirus infections Pandemic Ophthalmology Internship and residency Surgical training |
| title | Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| title_full | Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| title_short | Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| title_sort | effects of the covid 19 pandemic on eye care for patients in a referral training hospital |
| topic | Covid-19 Coronavirus infections Pandemic Ophthalmology Internship and residency Surgical training |
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