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. 2017 Nov 22;11:2091–2097. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S144985

Table 2.

Intraoperative characteristics of patients with and without elevated IOP

Patients without elevated IOP
Patients with elevated IOP
P-value
N=206 % N=50 %
Diagnosis 0.181*
 Macular diseases 26 12.62 1 2.00
 Vitreous hemorrhage 19 9.22 2 4.00
 Retinal detachment 91 44.17 24 48.00
 Trauma related 40 19.42 11 22.00
 PDR 24 11.65 8 16.00
 Others 6 2.91 4 8.00
Tamponade 0.036*
 Air 10 4.85 0 0.00
 BSS 33 16.02 4 8.00
 SF6 16 7.77 1 2.00
 C3F8 89 43.20 22 44.00
 Silicone oil 58 28.16 23 46.00
Combined lens surgery 0.336*
 Without lens surgery 133 64.56 35 70.00
 Lensectomy 43 20.87 12 24.00
 Lensectomy + IOL 27 13.11 2 4.00
 IOL removal 3 1.46 1 2.00
Combined scleral buckling 0.541*
 Without SB 191 92.72 48 96.00
 With SB 15 7.28 2 4.00

Note:

*

P-value by Pearson’s χ2 test.

Abbreviations: SF6, sulfur hexafluoride; C3F8, perfluoropropane; BSS, balanced salt solution; IOL, intraocular lens; IOP, intraocular pressure; PDR, proliferative diabetic retinitis; SB, scleral buckling.