Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients.
| Factors | Total | Organ culture | Cold culture | P-value (organ vs cold) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers of eyes | 841 | 644 | 197 | |
| Sex: female (%)/male (%) | 487 (57.9)/354 (42.1) | 368 (57.1)/276 (42.8) | 119 (60.4)/78 (39.6) | 0.440 |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 70.2 ± 9.1 | 69.8 ± 0.4 | 71.8 ± 0.6 | 0.008 |
| Donor sex: female (%)/male (%) | 286 (38.8)/451 (60.2) | 212 (37.4)/355 (62.6) | 74 (43.5)/96 (56.5) | 0.150 |
| Donor age (years) (mean ± SD) | 69.0 ± 10.9 | 70.0 ± 0.4 | 65.9 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| Storage time (days) (mean ± SD) | 16.9 ± 6.1 | 18.7 ± 0.2 | 11.4 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
| Lens status: PC-IOL (%) | 367 (43.9) | 275 (43.2) | 91 (46.7) | 0.574 |
| Type of surgery: triple DMEK (%) | 464 (55.2) | 358 (55.6) | 106 (53.8) | 0.692 |
| Type of tamponade gas: SF6 (%) | 408 (48.6) | 298 (46.3) | 110 (55.8) | 0.028 |
SD standard deviation, PC-IOL posterior chamber intra-ocular lens, DMEK Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, triple DMEK DMEK combined with cataract surgery and intra-ocular lens implantation, SF6 sulphur hexafluoride.