Epidemiology and follow-up adherence of ophthalmic emergencies: A 10-year study at a tertiary medical center in Taiwan.

Consequently, ED patients with apparent nonemergent ophthalmic conditions are often managed via telephone consultations or referred to outpatient departments, leading to a decreasing trend in unnecessary emergent consultations in recent years.

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However, the proportion of nonemergent diagnoses at our hospital was 37.1%, which fell within the wide global range of 23.0% to 60.9%.[ 3 4 10 19 20 21 22 23 ] This indicates that while Taiwan’s tertiary centers share similar visit proportions with global data, they may still experience an excessive burden of nonemergent ocular consultations, potentially straining emergency resources.[ 24 25 ] Our findings revealed an increasing trend in likely emergent diagnoses over the past decade, indicating an epidemiologic shift within the healthcare system.

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