The burden of flashes and floaters in traditional general emergency services and utilization of ophthalmology on-call consultation: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Multivariate Logistic Regression of Features Associated with Utilization of Ophthalmology Emergency Services for Adult Patients Presenting with Flashes and/or Floaters to General Emergency Services

Characteristic	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P Value
Age ≥ 45 years	2.4	1.4–4.3	p = 0.002
Symptoms ≤ 2 weeks	8.0	2.3–28	p = 0.001
Urgent care setting	2.9	1.7–5.0	p < 0.001
Headache	0.22	0.12–0.41	p < 0.001
Neurologic symptoms	0.1	0.19–0.49	p = 0.005

*Recent invasive ophthalmic intervention, being directed to the GES by a healthcare provider, symptoms of decreased vision, and symptoms of visual field defect were not predictive of consultation of OES in this model.

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