| Surgeon-determined complexity score
0 (simple)–8 (highly complex) (median score) |
4 |
5 |
|
| Duration of vitrectomy (min),
median (interquartile range) |
51 (38-82) |
63 (42-87) |
P=0.53, Wilcoxon rank-sum test |
| Intraoperative bleeding score (median score)
0 (none)–3 (severe) |
2 |
2 |
|
| Endodiathermy applications (mean) |
1.5 |
1.1 |
|
| Back-flush cannula applications (mean) |
2.8 |
2.5 |
|
| Number of iatrogenic retinal breaks (total) |
15 |
12 |
|
| Tamponnade agent (number of participants) |
|
|
|
| None |
3 (20%) |
3 (20%) |
|
| Sulphur hexafluoride |
11 (73%) |
9 (60%) |
|
| Perfluoropropane |
1 (7%) |
1 (7%) |
|
| Silicone oil |
0 (0%) |
2 (13%) |
|
| Overall surgical difficulty score (median score),
scale 0 (simple)–4 (very difficult) |
3 |
2 |
|
