Manejo de los desprendimientos de retina regmatógenos urgentes en el Sistema Nacional de Salud de EspañaProyecto Retina 2
- J. Rojas
- I. Fernández
- J.C. Pastor
- F. Gómez-Ulla
- A. Piñero
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2007
Volume: 82
Issue: 5
Pages: 279-284
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Abstract
Objective: To identify problems in the urgent management of retinal detachments (RD) in hospitals of the Spanish National Health System (NHS). Methods: A questionnaire was submitted confidentially to the heads of Ophthalmic Departments of 217 hospitals of the NHS to obtain information on the management of urgent RD during the last year. Data was stored in a Microsoft Access database and statistically analyzed by Excel and Statgraphics. Qualitative variables were analyzed by Chi-Square and Fisher exact tests and quantitative variables by the Kruskall-Wallis test. Results: A global response rate of 54.8% was achieved with higher participation of the Teaching Hospitals (TH). District Hospital and non-Teaching Hospital responses were similar and grouped as non-TH. Eighteen percent of centers, mostly non-TH, had no ophthalmologist on duty. Thirty-six percent had a vitreoretinal specialist on call. Eighty percent of centres admitted to have problems handling urgent RD during weekends. Twenty-four had no ophthalmic surgical theatre available. Fifty percent refered to have problems having an anaesthesiologist available and only 22% had ophthalmic trained personnel (nurses) available. Sixty-four percent of centres performed pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and 77% of those were able to perform an urgent PPV. Ninety percent admitted that a patient with a macula-threatening RD occurring at the beginning of the week-end would not be treated until at least 24 hours had elapsed, although 84% considered this to be inadequate. Conclusion: Despite the methodological problems and bias of this questionnaire, we did identify several important problems in the management of urgent RD by NHS hospitals. The data obtained provides useful information to enable the quality of the NHS care of RD to be improved, particularly that available at the week-end.
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