Table 4.
Confounding factors in the study groups (SD)
| Confounding factors | Treated (n = 32) | Control (n = 30) | p Value |
| Preoperative serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.2 (0.59) | 1.3 (0.89) | NS |
| Preoperative platelet count (106/l) | 227 838 | 209 100 | NS |
| Preoperative PT (s) | 13.5 (2.9) | 13.6 (3.6) | NS |
| Preoperative PTT (s) | 38.6 (11) | 38.5 (9) | NS |
| End of surgery IOP (mm Hg) | 15.9 (4) | 14.8 (6) | NS |
| Intraoperative blood pressure systolic (mm Hg) | 143 (17) | 134 (24) | NS |
| diastolic (mm Hg) | 83 (8) | 81 (12) | NS |
| Postoperative blood pressure systolic (mm Hg) | 131 (18) | 132 (14) | NS |
| diastolic (mm Hg) | 76 (8) | 76 (8) | NS |
| Postoperative IOP | |||
| first day (mm Hg) | 20 (6) | 17 (5) | 0.037 |
| first week (mm Hg) | 16 (6) | 13 (5) | NS |
| fourth week (mm Hg) | 17 (7) | 15 (5) | NS |
PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; IOP, intraocular pressure; NS, not significant.