TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing an Exposure Keratopathy Prevention Strategy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
T2 - A Retrospective Study
AU - Adebayo, Ayobami
AU - Tauber, Jenna
AU - Tingley, Jennifer
AU - Eisen, Lewis A.
AU - Moon, Jee Young
AU - Rosenberg, Jamie B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/2/1
Y1 - 2024/2/1
N2 - Objective: Patients who are intubated and sedated are at risk for developing exposure keratopathy, which can lead to permanent vision loss. This retrospective study assesses the incidence of exposure keratopathy (EK) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients before and after implementation of an EK Prevention Order Set. Methods: At one tertiary care hospital (Bronx, NY), an “Exposure Keratopathy Prevention Order Set” was implemented to ameliorate this risk which included the application of white petrolatum–mineral oil lubricating ointment every 6 hours in both eyes. This retrospective chart review study analyzed the incidence of EK diagnosis before and after implementation of this EK Prevention Order Set. Patients who were on mechanical ventilation at the time of ophthalmology consult request between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, were included. Ophthalmology consult notes of patients with EK diagnosis were reviewed for details regarding the consult request, examination findings, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Results: There were 247 and 361 ventilated ICU patients before and after the order set, respectively. The number of ophthalmology consults decreased slightly after the order set from 15 of 247 to 20 of 361 ventilated patients. In addition, the rate of EK among ventilated patients decreased from 4.5% (11 of 247 patients over 151 days) to 2.2% (8 of 361 patients over 212 days; P¼0.154) with a risk ratio of 0.50 (95% CI 0.20–1.22). Conclusion: The number of patients diagnosed with EK trended down after implementation of the EK Prevention Order Set.
AB - Objective: Patients who are intubated and sedated are at risk for developing exposure keratopathy, which can lead to permanent vision loss. This retrospective study assesses the incidence of exposure keratopathy (EK) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients before and after implementation of an EK Prevention Order Set. Methods: At one tertiary care hospital (Bronx, NY), an “Exposure Keratopathy Prevention Order Set” was implemented to ameliorate this risk which included the application of white petrolatum–mineral oil lubricating ointment every 6 hours in both eyes. This retrospective chart review study analyzed the incidence of EK diagnosis before and after implementation of this EK Prevention Order Set. Patients who were on mechanical ventilation at the time of ophthalmology consult request between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, were included. Ophthalmology consult notes of patients with EK diagnosis were reviewed for details regarding the consult request, examination findings, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Results: There were 247 and 361 ventilated ICU patients before and after the order set, respectively. The number of ophthalmology consults decreased slightly after the order set from 15 of 247 to 20 of 361 ventilated patients. In addition, the rate of EK among ventilated patients decreased from 4.5% (11 of 247 patients over 151 days) to 2.2% (8 of 361 patients over 212 days; P¼0.154) with a risk ratio of 0.50 (95% CI 0.20–1.22). Conclusion: The number of patients diagnosed with EK trended down after implementation of the EK Prevention Order Set.
KW - Intubation
KW - Keratopathy
KW - Ointment
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U2 - 10.1097/ICL.0000000000001055
DO - 10.1097/ICL.0000000000001055
M3 - Article
C2 - 37934177
AN - SCOPUS:85184345271
SN - 1542-2321
VL - 50
SP - 70
EP - 72
JO - Eye and Contact Lens
JF - Eye and Contact Lens
IS - 2
ER -