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Table 4 Analysis of cataract surgeries in different medical institutions in Shanghai, 2006 to 2009

From: Four-year analysis of cataract surgery rates in Shanghai, China: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Year

Type of cataract surgery unit

No. CS/year

Surgical methods (%)

VA outcomes

   

Phaco

ECCE

Others

A%

B%

2006

Medical centers

17194

90.19

8.00

1.81

98.80

86.46

District hospitals

12856

90.49

9.37

0.14

98.26

88.50

Private hospitals

1554

63.90

35.59

0.51

98.91

89.83

2007

Medical centers

18930

91.45

6.87

1.68

98.65

86.07

District hospitals

12794

94.06

5.79

0.15

97.30

86.38

Private hospitals

2839

73.19

26.28

0.53

98.98

84.18

2008

Medical centers

21137

91.97

6.74

1.29

98.10

87.28

District hospitals

12770

94.75

4.94

0.31

95.60

88.20

Private hospitals

4841

99.11

0.74

0.15

99.07

91.03

2009

Medical centers

22218

93.13

5.17

1.70

97.82

86.94

District hospitals

13610

95.56

4.14

0.30

97.27

87.41

Private hospitals

6631

99.71

0.24

0.05

99.47

89.44

  1. Abbreviations used: No. CS the number of cataract surgeries, Phaco phacoemulsification surgeries, ECCE extracapsular cataract extraction surgeries, A% percentage of patients with 1st–3rd postoperative day corrected Snellen visual acuity (VA) ≥ 0.05, B% percentage of patients with 1st–3rd postoperative day corrected Snellen VA ≥ 0.3.