Table 1.
Overview of patient pool, study parameters, and evaluation times
| |
Paracentesis |
No paracentesis |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤6 h | 7–24 h | >24 h | all pat. | all pat. | p | |
| Total number of patients [n] |
11 |
35 |
13 |
59 |
15 |
|
| Male [n (%)] |
7 (63.6%) |
18 (51.4%) |
9 (69.2%) |
34 (57.6%) |
5 (33.3%) |
0.1 |
| Right Eye [n (%)] |
6 (54.5%) |
15 (42.9%) |
5 (38.5%) |
26 (44.1%) |
8 (53.3%) |
0.5 |
| Age [years] |
72.3 ± 13.8 |
73.5 ± 8.6 |
73.6 ± 11.9 |
73.3 ± 10.3 |
76.7 ± 7.6 |
0.2 |
| Eye pressure at admission [mmHg] |
13.6 ± 3.0 |
15.1 ± 3.1 |
16.1 ± 8.7 |
15 ± 4.8 |
13.3 ± 3.5 |
0.2 |
| Time to treatment [h] |
4.1 ± 1.2 |
15.3 ± 6.3 |
43.9 ± 4.4 |
28.2 ± 37.7 |
24.4 ± 16.0 |
0.3 |
| Length of hospital stay [days] |
4.6 ± 1.6 |
3.9 ± 2.1 |
3.9 ± 1.7 |
4.1 ± 1.5 |
4.9 ± 2.7 |
0.4 |
| Bloodletting performed [n (%)] | 2 (18.2%) | 19 (54.3%) | 5 (38.5%) | 26 (44.1%) | 4 (26.7%) | 0.2 |
The p-values indicate no significant differences between patients treated with or without paracentesis.