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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Outcomes of short- versus long-acting gas tamponades in vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

 

Study site 1

Study site 2

n [eyes (patients)]

278 (272)

255 (252)

Age [years; mean (± SD)]

60.2 (± 10.2)

61.1 (± 14.2)

Sex [male; %]

59.0

67.1

Vitrectomy

  

 23/25-gauge [eyes (%)]

250 (89.9)

241 (94.5)

 20-gauge [eyes (%)]

28 (10.1)

14 (5.5)

Endotamponade

  

 C3F8 [eyes (%)]

201 (72.3)

1 (0.4)

 C2F6 [eyes (%)]

53 (19.1)

0 (0)

 C3F8 or C2F6 [eyes (%)]

254 (91.4)

1 (0.4)

 SF6 [eyes (%)]

6 (2.2)

246 (96.5)

 Silicone oil [eyes (%)]

18 (6.5)

8 (3.1)