TABLE 3.

Comparison of intraoperative parameters between groups.

	Total (n = 78)			Grade 2 nucleus (n = 27)			Grade 3 nucleus (n = 51)
	Active (n = 40)	Gravity (n = 38)	P-value	Active (n = 15)	Gravity (n = 12)	P-value	Active (n = 25)	Gravity (n = 26)	P-value
Total case time (seconds)	323.5 ± 151.7	372.3 ± 169.8	0.512	309.8 ± 153.1	345.5 ± 177.1	0.722	331.7 ± 156.2	384.7 ± 172.6	0.757
CDE (%-seconds)	5.52 ± 4.91	6.77 ± 5.52	0.613	1.93 ± 2.12	2.32 ± 2.57	0.587	7.67 ± 6.27	8.82 ± 7.91	0.498
EFU (ml)	38.0 ± 19.8	41.2 ± 28.5	0.719	29.9 ± 9.2	33.1 ± 12.8	0.439	42.9 ± 24.2	44.9 ± 35.7	0.951
OVDs usage (ml)	0.69 ± 0.54	0.72 ± 0.62	0.343	0.62 ± 0.33	0.66 ± 0.43	0.719	0.73 ± 0.71	0.75 ± 0.77	0.677
Patient pain level
No pain	33(82.5%)	11(28.9%)	<0.0001	14(93.3%)	3(25.0%)	0.0001	19(76.0%)	8(30.8%)	0.005
Mild pain	6(15.0%)	19(50.0%)		1(6.7%)	6(50.0%)		5(20.0%)	13(50.0%)
Moderate pain	1(2.5%)	8(21.1%)		0(0%)	3(25.0%)		1(4.0%)	5(19.2%)
Severe pain	0(0%)	0(0%)		0(0%)	0(0%)		0(0%)	0(0%)

CDE, cumulative dissipated energy; EFU, estimated fluid usage; OVDs, ophthalmic viscoelastic devices.