Table 4.
Comparison of intraoperative parameters of phacoemulsification in the groups stratified according to the grade of cataract operated
| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | Mean±SD | P | |||||
| Nondiabetic (n=45) | Diabetic (n=11) | Nondiabetic (n=80) | Diabetic (n=17) | Nondiabetic (n=52) | Diabetic (n=13) | Non-diabetic (n=17) | Diabetic (n=13) | |||||
| CDE* | 3.22±3.24 | 3.732.24 | 0.321 | 8.55±4.97 | 7.18±3.97 | 0.469 | 15.50±7.37 | 11.15±5.94 | 0.031 | 30.59±10.27 | 21.0±8.69 | 0.009 |
| Ultrasound total time (s)* | 11.07±11.02 | 18.09±20.08 | 0.329 | 30.91±20.96 | 27.18±19.97 | 0.468 | 53.15±26.84 | 49.38±24.36 | 0.60 | 93.00±34.90 | 66.38±26.16 | 0.050 |
| Torsional amplitude* | 24.47±19.05 | 32.45±13.36 | 0.351 | 40.34±11.20 | 40.41±8.80 | 0.672 | 48.46±10.70 | 43.15±6.35 | 0.092 | 51.71±9.49 | 49.31±10.03 | 0.408 |
| Torsion usage time (s)* | 9.80±10.03 | 9.09±5.20 | 0.777 | 24.55±16.67 | 20.53±13.42 | 0.345 | 37.40±18.34 | 45.23±25.95 | 0.257 | 53.24±32.41 | 53.77±22.39 | 0.711 |
| Aspiration time (s) | 163.51±41.84 | 161.82±56.97 | 0.928 | 186.76±61.26 | 187.12±44.35 | 0.978 | 198.60±66.48 | 183.38±31.15 | 0.235 | 246.06±102.12 | 187.31±36.30 | 0.039 |
| Fluid usage (mL) | 66.58±25.58 | 70.09±22.47 | 0.657 | 76.94±32.75 | 83.59±31.77 | 0.443 | 93.77±34.72 | 82.38±14.81 | 0.078 | 115.47±45.04 | 83.0±21.12 | 0.015 |
*Mann-Whitney U-test; SD=Standard deviation; CDE=Cumulative dissipated energy; ECC=Endothelial cell count; CCT=Central corneal thickness