Lost to Follow-Up

"Lost to Follow-Up" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Study subjects in COHORT STUDIES whose outcomes are unknown e.g., because they could not or did not wish to attend follow-up visits.(from Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5th ed.)

Descriptor ID	D059012
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.780.438
Concept/Terms	Lost to Follow-Up Lost to Follow-Up Follow-Up, Lost to Lost to Follow Up Lost to Follow-Ups

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lost to Follow-Up".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Research Design [E05.318.780]
Lost to Follow-Up [E05.318.780.438]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	2	2
2018	2	1	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Wong JCY, Sivalingam MD, Griffin M, Magagna J, Momenaei B, Wakabayashi T, Ni RL, Wang KY, Ammar MJ, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y. SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY LOST TO FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Retina. 2025 04 01; 45(4):756-764.

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Bowe T, Mahmoudzadeh R, Soares RR, Nguyen MK, Hsu J, Kuriyan AE. CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CLINICAL RESEARCH CLINICAL TRIALS WHO WERE LOST TO FOLLOW-UP. Retina. 2024 01 01; 44(1):111-116.

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Matsunaga DR, Salabati M, Obeid A, Wibbelsman TD, Wu C, Mahmoudzadeh R, Ojalvo I, Bilello J, Sivalingam A, Ho AC, Chiang A, Hsu J. Outcomes of Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema That Are Lost to Follow-up After Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 01; 233:1-7.

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Salabati M, Mahmoudzadeh R, Wong JC, Patel D, Patel SN, Obeid A, Sivalingam A, Vander JF, Garg SJ, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Hsu J. Outcomes of eyes with retinal vein occlusion that are lost to follow-up after antivascular endothelial growth factor therapy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2022 12; 106(12):1742-1747.

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Lake M, Shusted CS, Juon HS, McIntire RK, Zeigler-Johnson C, Evans NR, Kane GC, Barta JA. Black patients referred to a lung cancer screening program experience lower rates of screening and longer time to follow-up. BMC Cancer. 2020 Jun 16; 20(1):561.

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Soares RR, Mellen P, Garrigan H, Obeid A, Wibbelsman TD, Borkar D, Ho AC, Hsu J. Outcomes of Eyes Lost to Follow-up with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Receiving Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 02; 4(2):134-140.

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Gao X, Obeid A, Adam MK, Hyman L, Ho AC, Hsu J. Loss to Follow-Up in Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion Undergoing Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019 03 01; 50(3):159-166.

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Obeid A, Gao X, Ali FS, Aderman CM, Shahlaee A, Adam MK, Kasi SK, Hyman L, Ho AC, Hsu J. Loss to Follow-up Among Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Who Received Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 11 01; 136(11):1251-1259.

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Obeid A, Su D, Patel SN, Uhr JH, Borkar D, Gao X, Fineman MS, Regillo CD, Maguire JI, Garg SJ, Hsu J. Outcomes of Eyes Lost to Follow-up with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy That Received Panretinal Photocoagulation versus Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Ophthalmology. 2019 03; 126(3):407-413.

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Cherian SV, Ocazionez D, Ambelil M, Estrada-Y-Martin RM. Adenolipoma of the Bronchus. A Rare Entity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 02 15; 197(4):520-521.

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