The first-line etiological workup is currently poorly codified, and some patients undergo sequential investigations. However, the reason which lead the clinician to perform subsequent exams, and the relevance of such exams, remain to be determined. The main objective of the study was to assess the relevance of a second-line workup of patients with uveitis.
The first-line etiological workup is currently poorly codified, with some patients undergoing extensive investigations, and other minimal etiological workup. In addition, some patients undergo sequential investigations. However, the reason which lead the clinician to perform subsequent exams, and the relevance of investigations performed after a first line workup remain to be determined. The main objective of the study was to assess the relevance of a second-line workup of patients with uveitis.Secondary objectives were to describe the reasons of these second-line workups, and to determine which exams were the most relevant, and the determinants of its realization.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Biological, radiological or histological investigations performed after a first line etiological workup. Investigations conducted following abnormal resultats of first line exams were not considered as second line exams (e.g. : bronchoscopy performed after abrnomal CT scan).
patients undergoing a second line etiological workup
percentage of patients undergoing a second line etiological workup
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 18 months
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