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Table 1 Baseline demographic data

From: Comparative outcome analysis of bleb needling of fibrotic blebs in the clinic versus the operating room: a retrospective case series

 

Overall (n = 47)

Clinic (n = 32)

OR (n = 15)

 

Age (years), mean ± SD

71.6 ± 8.6

73.4 ± 7.8

68.0 ± 9.2

 

Female Gender, n (%)

19 (40.4)

15 (46.9)

4 (26.7)

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Caucasian

40 (85.1)

27 (84.4)

13 (86.7)

 

 Black

6 (12.8)

5 (15.6)

1 (6.7)

 

 Asian

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

1 (6.7)

 

Type of Initial Procedure, n (%)

 Trabeculectomy

14 (29.8)

6 (18.8)

8 (53.3)

 

 ExPress

16 (34.0)

12 (37.5)

4 (26.7)

 

 XEN

17 (36.2)

14 (43.8)

3 (20.0)

 

Time Until Needling (months), mean ± SD

 Trabeculectomy

77.4 ± 48.1

77.6 ± 54.8

77.2 ± 50.5

P = 0.992

 ExPress

39.4 ± 24.7

39.5 ± 22.3

39.2 ± 34.1

P = 0.986

 XEN

1.7 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 1.9

1.6 ± 0.8

P = 0.877

 

P < 0.001*

P < 0.001*

P < 0.001*

 

Baseline IOP (mmHg), mean ± SD

24.2 ± 8.5

23.3 ± 9.1

26.1 ± 6.8

P = 0.243

 Trabeculectomy

25.1 ± 8.4

25.3 ± 11.1

24.9 ± 6.5

P = 0.931

 ExPress

21.6 ± 5.1

19.7 ± 3.7

27.3 ± 4.6

P = 0.035*

 XEN

26.0 ± 10.7

25.6 ± 10.9

28.0 ± 11.3

P = 0.757

 

P = 0.297

P = 0.220

P = 0.764

 

Baseline medications, mean ± SD

1.9 ± 1.6

2.0 ± 1.7

1.9 ± 1.5

P = 0.835

 Trabeculectomy

2.5 ± 1.6

3.7 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 1.4

P = 0.006*

 ExPress

2.3 ± 1.6

2.0 ± 1.7

3.3 ± 1.0

P = 0.096

 XEN

1.1 ± 1.4

1.2 ± 1.4

0.7 ± 1.2

P = 0.521

 

P = 0.025*

P = 0.006*

P = 0.051