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Factors impacting gas fill after microincision vitrectomy surgery combined with fluid-gas exchange
Meng-Syuan Li1, Yu-Harn Horng1, Huey-Shyan Lin2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Purpose:
The objective of the study was to investigate possible factors influencing gas fill after microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) combined with fluid-gas exchange.
Materials And Methods:
This was a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent MIVS combined with fluid-gas exchange (20% C3F8) from February 2017 to December 2017.
Results:
Sixty-one eyes of 58 patients were identified. The mean age was 59.97 ± 9.65 years. The mean gas fill percentage was 76.28% ± 14.29% on day 1, 65.49% ±13.65% on day 3, 60.03% ± 14.53% on day 4, and 43.9% ± 20.88% on day 7 postoperatively. Compared to phakic eyes, eyes that were pseudophakic prior to surgery had a lower gas fill on days 1-3, but the difference did not reach significance on day 3. Eyes that underwent phacovitrectomy had a significantly lower gas fill on days 1-3 than eyes that did not.
Conclusion:
Postoperative pseudophakic status is associated with lower gas fill after MIVS. Adjusted gas fill should be considered in these cases.
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