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Profile of patients treated with intravitreal antiangiogenics in a Brazilian public service with high level of complexity

Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024-01, Vol.87 (5) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Profile of patients treated with intravitreal antiangiogenics in a Brazilian public service with high level of complexity
  • Author: Rabelo, Isadora Andrade ; Soares, Marina Crespo ; Torigoe, Andrea Mara Simões
  • Subjects: OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Is Part Of: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024-01, Vol.87 (5)
  • Description: ABSTRACT Purpose: Intravitreal antiangiogenic therapy is currently the most invasive ophthalmic procedure performed worldwide. This study aimed to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients undergoing intravitreal antiangiogenic therapy in a tertiary referral hospital in Brazil. Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective, and observational study analyzed medical records of patients who received intravitreal injections of antiangiogenic agents for the treatment of retinal diseases at the ophthalmology outpatient clinic in the Hospital das ClĂ­nicas at Unicamp between January and December 2020. Results: The study included 429 patients and 514 eyes. The study population was predominantly male (51.28%), white (80.89%), between 50 and 80 years old (mean age, 60.92 years), had complete or incomplete first-grade education (56.88%), and did not belong to the Regional Health Department of which Campinas is a part (78.55%). Bevacizumab was the most commonly used intravitreal injectable medicine (79.38%), pro re nata was the most commonly used treatment regimen (90.27%), and macular edema was the most prevalent pathology indicative of treatment (60.12%), with diabetes etiology accounting for 48.25%. The average number of injections per patient was 3.83, with the macular neovascularization group and the pro re nata group having the highest and lowest with five and three injections, respectively. Treatment adherence was associated with the patient’s pathology, and the macular edema (52.24%) and macular neovascularization (49.48%) groups had the lowest adherence rates. Conclusions: This study evaluated the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients undergoing antiangiogenic therapy in a high-complexity public hospital, which is fundamental for a better understanding of the demand for ophthalmic reference service in Brazil, and the analysis of functional results and user adherence profile promotes optimization of indications and leverages the benefits of intravitreal therapy.
  • Publisher: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
  • Language: English;Portuguese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0004-2749
    ISSN: 1678-2925
    EISSN: 1678-2925
    DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0119
  • Source: IngentaConnect Open Access
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