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Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Han, DP; Wang, Q; Hartz, A; Jaffe, GJ; Murray, TG; Boldt, HC; Arrindell, EL; Coe, E; Abrams, GW; Mieler, WF
Published in: Retina
1994

PURPOSE: To determine whether postvitrectomy fibrin formation was associated with visual outcome, a prospective study of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy was performed. METHODS: In 121 patients undergoing vitrectomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin between July 1986 and April 1989, the association of fibrin formation and other perioperative factors with visual outcome was evaluated by univariate and multivariate regression analysis. Poor visual outcome was defined as visual acuity worse than 5/200. RESULTS: After a median follow-up period of 23 months (range 6 to 51 months), patients with severe fibrin formation experienced a higher rate of poor visual outcome (19 of 26 patients, 73%) than patients with little or no fibrin formation (23 of 95 patients, 24%; P < 0.0001, univariate analysis). After adjusting for a variety of factors with multivariate regression analysis, fibrin formation was not significantly predictive of final visual outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with postvitrectomy fibrin formation may affect visual outcome more than fibrin formation itself.

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Retina

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ISSN

0275-004X

Publication Date

1994

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

225 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vitrectomy
  • Visual Acuity
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator
  • Prognosis
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fibrin
 

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Han, D. P., Wang, Q., Hartz, A., Jaffe, G. J., Murray, T. G., Boldt, H. C., … Mieler, W. F. (1994). Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy. Retina, 14(3), 225–230. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006982-199414030-00007
Han, D. P., Q. Wang, A. Hartz, G. J. Jaffe, T. G. Murray, H. C. Boldt, E. L. Arrindell, E. Coe, G. W. Abrams, and W. F. Mieler. “Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy.Retina 14, no. 3 (1994): 225–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006982-199414030-00007.
Han DP, Wang Q, Hartz A, Jaffe GJ, Murray TG, Boldt HC, et al. Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy. Retina. 1994;14(3):225–30.
Han, D. P., et al. “Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy.Retina, vol. 14, no. 3, 1994, pp. 225–30. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00006982-199414030-00007.
Han DP, Wang Q, Hartz A, Jaffe GJ, Murray TG, Boldt HC, Arrindell EL, Coe E, Abrams GW, Mieler WF. Postoperative fibrin formation and visual outcome after pars plana vitrectomy. Retina. 1994;14(3):225–230.

Published In

Retina

DOI

ISSN

0275-004X

Publication Date

1994

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

225 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vitrectomy
  • Visual Acuity
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator
  • Prognosis
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fibrin