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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Role of bevacizumab in the prevention of early postoperative haemorrhage after 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery.

Zaheer Sultan, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Faisal Murtaza Qureshi, Syed Asaad Mahmood

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zaheer SultanDr. Zaheer Sultan, FCPS. LRBT Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Fawad RizviDr. Syed Fawad Rizvi, FCPS. LRBT Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Faisal Murtaza QureshiDr. Faisal Murtaza Qureshi, FRCS. LRBT Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Asaad MahmoodDr. Syed Asaad Mahmood, MBBS. LRBT Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Indus Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effect of preoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection on the incidence of postoperative haemorrhage and visual prognosis, in patients undergoing 25-gauge micro incision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) for diabetic vitreous haemorrhage.

methodsOne hundred and twenty two eyes of 122 patients of diabetic retinopathy of both genders and aged over 18 years, who presented with non-resolving vitreous haemorrhage were enrolled for this study. All patients received an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg/0.05 mL bevacizumab (Avastin) which was followed one week later by 25-gauge sutureless micro incision vitrectomy surgery. Main outcomes measured were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) assessed with logMAR and post-operative vitreous haemorrhage. Follow ups were up to six months post-operatively. IBM SPSS 21 was used for data analysis.

resultA total of 122 patients were included; 78 (63.9%) males and 44 (36.1%) females. Mean age at the time of surgery was 51.4 ± 13.66 years. The mean preoperative BCVA was 1.64 ± 0.427 logMAR which improved to 0.57 ± 0.253 logMAR at 12 months post-operatively (p-value < 0.001). Recurrent vitreous haemorrhage was seen in four patients (3.28%). one1 week before 25-gauge vitrectomy helps to reduce the incidence of early post-vitrectomy haemorrhage in diabetic patients.

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BevacizumabDiabetic retinopathyMicro incision vitrectomy surgeryPrognosisVitreous haemorrhage

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PMID27882018
PMCPMC5103130
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