Characteristics of ocular-related emergency department visits: Five-years data from a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The findings of this study showed that ocular emergencies are more prevalent in younger patients (aged <18 years), more commonly due to conjunctivitis. This highlights the need for policymakers to assess the causes of such emergency in this population and implement prevention strategies. Moreover, an average of 200 to 400 emergency visits per month are ocular-related. This finding could help policymakers understand the burden of ocular emergencies on the ED and the pressure that could add to the ED staff to provide appropriate care for these patients.
Authors
- Saif Alagha
- Abdullah Alshibani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-4721)
- Bader Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8073-2364)
- Abdulmohsen Jameel Alshammari
- Naif H. Alqadhy
- Abdulaziz Gharawi
- Mohammed AlShenaiber
- Fahad Almalik
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310179
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.62
Funders
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center