Table 2.
Outcome of primary retinopexy patients by training level
| Total (958) | ST2-ST3 (221) | ST4-ST5 (373) | ST6-ST7 (72) | VR (292) | P value | |
| 6-month detachment (% Yes) | 32 (3.3%) | 9 (4.1%) | 15 (4.0%) | 2 (2.8%) | 6 (2.1%) | 0.481 |
| Further retinopexy (% yes) | 189 (19.7%) | 44 (19.9%) | 80 (21.4%) | 16 (22.2%) | 49 (16.8%) | 0.460 |
| 0 | 769 (80.3%) | 177 (80.1%) | 293 (78.6%) | 56 (77.8%) | 243 (83.2%) | 0.640 |
| 1 | 156 (16.3%) | 39 (17.6%) | 64 (17.2%) | 16 (22.2%) | 37 (12.7%) | |
| 2 | 25 (2.6%) | 4 (1.8%) | 12 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.1%) | |
| 3 | 6 (0.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
| 4 | 2 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Days to second retinopexy | 14.0 (2.0 to 43.0) | 9.5 (2.0 to 27.0) | 13.0 (2.0 to 36.0) | 20.5 (2.0 to 50.5) | 23.0 (7.0 to 68.0) | 0.083 |
| Days to detachment surgery | 15.0 (3.0 to 54.0) | 4.0 (3.0 to 7.0) | 27.0 (3.0 to 55.0) | 45.5 (14.0 to 77.0) | 15.5 (4.0 to 55.0) | 0.535 |
| Further vitrectomy (% yes)* | 29 (3.0%) | 9 (4.1%) | 13 (3.5%) | 2 (2.8%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.584 |
| Further buckle (% yes)* | 5 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0.383 |
Continuous variables are reported as median (IQR) and Kruskal Wallis test is used to compare these.
Statistical significance in bold.
Column percentage reported.
*Two patients had combined scleral buckle and vitrectomy.