Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
OPTIMA, Christian Doppler Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
PLoS One. 2021 Mar 8;16(3):e0248010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248010. eCollection 2021.
To assess the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in spring on frequency, severity and quality of care of rhegmatogeneous retinal detachments (RRD) in a tertiary referral center in Vienna, Austria.
Single center, consecutive case series with historical controls. Patients presenting with primary RRD during the first Austrian SARS-CoV-2 lockdown (March 16th-May 3rd 2020) and a corresponding control group consisting of the same time period of the preceding 3 years.
The mean number of patients with RD in the reference group (RG) was 22 (± 1) and in the lockdown group (LG) 15. Median total delay, defined as onset of symptoms until surgery, in the RG was 5 (lower quartile: 3.0; upper quartile: 8.0) compared to 7 (3.0; 12.0) days in the LG, (p = 0.740). During the lockdown 67% of patients were referred from an external ophthalmologist compared to 52% in the RG, (p = 0.395). 34% of patients in the RG presented with an attached macula compared to 33% in the LG (p = 0.597). PVR was present in 49% of cases in the RG compared to 73% in the LG. Single surgery success (SSS) rates were lower in the LG (73.3%) compared to the RG (85.3%), (p = 0.275).
Patients with RRD during the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown presented and were treated within acceptable time limits, showed the same macula-on ratios but a higher PVR rate and a tendency towards worse SSS rates compared to the time period of the preceding 3 years.
评估 2020 年春季 SARS-CoV-2 封锁对奥地利维也纳一家三级转诊中心的孔源性视网膜脱离(RRD)的频率、严重程度和护理质量的影响。
单中心、连续病例系列研究,有历史对照。在奥地利首次 SARS-CoV-2 封锁期间(2020 年 3 月 16 日至 5 月 3 日)出现原发性 RRD 的患者和前 3 年同期的相应对照组。
对照组(RG)的 RRD 患者平均人数为 22(±1),封锁组(LG)为 15。RG 的总延迟中位数(定义为症状发作至手术的时间)为 5(下四分位数:3.0;上四分位数:8.0),而 LG 为 7(3.0;12.0)天,(p=0.740)。在封锁期间,67%的患者是由外部眼科医生转诊的,而 RG 为 52%,(p=0.395)。RG 中有 34%的患者视网膜附着黄斑,而 LG 中有 33%,(p=0.597)。RG 中有 49%的病例存在 PVR,而 LG 中有 73%。LG 的单次手术成功率(SSS)较低(73.3%),而 RG 为 85.3%,(p=0.275)。
在 SARS-CoV-2 封锁期间,RRD 患者的就诊和治疗时间在可接受的范围内,他们的黄斑在位比例相同,但 PVR 发生率更高,且 SSS 率有恶化的趋势,与前 3 年的时间相比。