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Table 2 Number and percentage of intraoperative and postoperative cataract surgery complications in 2019 and 2020 in period SIP-6 and SIP+6

From: Complications during elective cataract surgery: did the COVID-19 lockdown affect outcomes of ophthalmic surgery?

 

Cataract operations 2020

Cataract operations 2019

Type of complication

SIP-6

Operations week 6–11 (N = 15,141)

SIP+6

Operations week 20–25 (N = 15,544)

Operations week 6–11

(N = 21,270)

Operations week 20–25

(N = 19,087)

Intraoperative

Posterior capsular rupture with vitreous loss, N (%)

27 (0.18)

25 (0.16)

50 (0.24)

32 (0.17)

Posterior capsular rupture without vitreous loss, N (%)

25 (0.17)

25 (0.16)

39 (0.18)

46 (0.24)

Iris prolapse, N (%)

18 (0.12)

23 (0.15)

29 (0.14)

25 (0.13)

Zonulolysis, N (%)

16 (0.11)

23 (0.15)

30 (0.14)

30 (0.16)

Capsulorhexis tear out, N (%)

24 (0.16)

27 (0.17)

22 (0.10)

30 (0.16)

Dropped nucleus, N (%)

12 (0.08)

6 (0.04)

8 (0.04)

10 (0.05)

Others, N (%)

30 (0,20)

18 (0,12)

28 (0,13)

30 (0,16)

Total, N (%)

152 (100)

147 (100)

206 (100)

203 (100)

Postoperative

    

    Persistent corneal edema, N (%)

16 (0.11)

12 (0.08)

23 (0.11)

29 (0.15)

    Cystoid macular edema, N (%)

71 (0.47)

48 (0.31)

94 (0.44)

79 (0.41)

    Endophthalmitis, N (%)

2 (0.01)

3 (0.02)

6 (0.03)

2 (0.01)

    Others, N (%)

76 (0.50)

48 (0.31)

74 (0.35)

78 (0.41)

Total, N (%)

165 (100)

111 (100)

197 (100)

188 (100)