Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department

Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department of a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia

Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department of a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Acute Conjunctivitis

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of ocular emergencies in a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia, with emphasis on acute infectious conjunctivitis, morbidity with a higher incidence in this Service. It aims to delineate the main etiologies found among infectious conjunctivitis and to compare them with those found in several other reference services in Ophthalmology.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 783

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Goiás
    • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, 74110120
      • Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who were submitted to a initial care in the Emergency Department performed by the Ophthalmology First Year Resident (R1) .

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All those patients who were submitted to a initial care performed by the First Year Resident (R1) of the Hospital and who were admitted during the period described.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The patients who were admitted in the Emergency Department outside this period
• The patients who were not attended by a First Year Resident (R1)
• The patients who did not have all the data filled in the medical record
• The patients who needed to return, being attended in the hospital more than once.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of the main etiologies of acute infectious conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department of a Reference Hospital in Goiânia.	Through clinical diagnosis in the Emergency Department	126 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 3, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 27, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): November 29, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 29, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 27, 2017
• Last Verified: November 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Eye Diseases; Disease Attributes; Conjunctival Diseases; Emergencies; Conjunctivitis
• Other Study ID Numbers: Conjuntivite ARVO 2018

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No