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Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

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Alabi, RO; Turnbull, ZA; Coombs, PG; Wu, Y; Orlin, A; Chan, RP; Kiss, S; D'Amico, DJ; Gupta, MP
Published in: Clin Ophthalmol
2019

PURPOSE: To determine rates of intraoperative and postoperative systemic and ocular adverse events and establish the value of preoperative medical assessment in patients undergoing surgery for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair at a single academic center. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of 185 patients undergoing surgery for repair of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) at a single academic center. Medical records were reviewed for medical comorbidities, completion of preoperative medical examination, anesthesia used during surgery, intraoperative adverse medical events, intraoperative ocular complications, and systemic and ocular postoperative complications. The main outcome of interest was the association of comorbidities and preoperative medical evaluation with intraoperative and postoperative complications. RESULTS: Approximately 48% of the patients presented with no medical comorbidities of interest. Formal preoperative evaluation by an independent medical provider was completed in 36% of the patients. Overall, intraoperative and postoperative systemic complications (5.7% and 1%, respectively) and intraoperative and postoperative ocular complications (0.5% for both) were uncommon. Patients with a history of chronic heart failure (OR 24.5, P=0.02) or who received general anesthesia (OR 9.56, P<0.001) had increased risk of having experienced any intraoperative or postoperative complication. No relationship between preoperative medical evaluation and intraoperative and postoperative complications was observed. CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing surgery for RRD repair presented with fewer medical comorbidities than previously reported in patients undergoing all vitreoretinal surgeries. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were uncommon and were increased in patients with chronic heart failure or who received general anesthesia. Complications were not significantly associated with preoperative evaluation by an independent medical provider.

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Clin Ophthalmol

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1177-5467

Publication Date

2019

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13

Start / End Page

1711 / 1718

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
  • 1113 Opthalmology and Optometry
 

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Alabi, R. O., Turnbull, Z. A., Coombs, P. G., Wu, Y., Orlin, A., Chan, R. P., … Gupta, M. P. (2019). Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Clin Ophthalmol, 13, 1711–1718. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S209681
Alabi, Rolake O., Zachary A. Turnbull, Peter G. Coombs, Yiyuan Wu, Anton Orlin, Rv Paul Chan, Szilard Kiss, Donald J. D’Amico, and Mrinali P. Gupta. “Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.Clin Ophthalmol 13 (2019): 1711–18. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S209681.
Alabi RO, Turnbull ZA, Coombs PG, Wu Y, Orlin A, Chan RP, et al. Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019;13:1711–8.
Alabi, Rolake O., et al. “Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.Clin Ophthalmol, vol. 13, 2019, pp. 1711–18. Pubmed, doi:10.2147/OPTH.S209681.
Alabi RO, Turnbull ZA, Coombs PG, Wu Y, Orlin A, Chan RP, Kiss S, D’Amico DJ, Gupta MP. Assessing the value of preoperative medical clearance in patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019;13:1711–1718.

Published In

Clin Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

1177-5467

Publication Date

2019

Volume

13

Start / End Page

1711 / 1718

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
  • 1113 Opthalmology and Optometry