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Table 4 Comparison of total operative and vitrectomy times across different 25G studies

From: Clinical outcomes of a beveled tip, ultra-high speed, 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy system

Surgical Parameter

Indication

Instrumentation

Time (Minutes)

Total Operative Time

RRD

25G, beveled tip, 10,000 cpm (Current Study)

39.0 ± 14.2

25G, flat tip, 7500 cpm (Sborgia et al., 2019) [11]

64.4 ± 9.5

ERM

25G, beveled tip, 10,000 cpm (Current Study)

22.4 ± 4.1

25G, flat tip, 5000 cpm (Naruse et al., 2017) [9]

32.7 ± 10.1

25G, flat tip, 5000 cpm (Mitsui et al., 2016) [8]

16.1 ± 9.3

Total Vitrectomy Time

RRD

25G, beveled tip, 10,000 cpm (Current Study)

14.4 ± 5

25G, flat tip, 7500 cpm (Sborgia et al., 2019) [11]

20.8 ± 3.8

25G, flat tip, 7500 cpm (Rizzo et al., 2017) [10]

19.6 ± 7.3

ERM

25G, beveled tip, 10,000 cpm (Current Study)

4.7 ± 1.7

25G, flat tip, 5000 cpm (Mitsui et al., 2016) [8]

6.2 ± 2.7

Various Indications

25G, beveled tip, 1000 cpm (Current Study)

8.9 ± 6.5

25G, flat tip, 7500 cpm (Rizzo et al., 2011) [14]

18.4 ± 9.6

25G, flat tip, 5000 cpm (Rizzo et al., 2011) [14]

26.4 ± 14.6

  1. Legend: RRD Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, ERM Epiretinal membrane