ArticleBMC research notes2018
Adherence to the face-down positioning after vitrectomy and gas tamponade: a time series analysis.
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- Effects of a nurse-led self-management intervention on health outcomes in patients with diabetic retinopathy undergoing vitrectomy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- A Comparison of Adjustable Positioning and Free Positioning After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Trial
- Gas-Lesion Contact and Postural Compliance After Vitrectomy With Tamponade: A Continuous Monitoring and 3D Quantitative Analysis.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Modernising patient education in vitreoretinal surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Feasibility and outcomes of break-upward side-lying positioning after PPV for inferior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a retrospective case series.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Position Adherence in Patients Underwent Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Tamponade.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Duration of face down positioning following full-thickness macular hole repair: A protocol for a randomized pilot study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Internal limiting membrane flap with viscoelastic device for lamellar hole surgery with no postoperative positioning.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery: A review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2023Review
- Factors influencing compliance in RRD patients with the face-down position via grounded theory approach.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors Affecting the Recurrence of Primary Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Hospital in Spain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Sex Differences in the Repair of Retinal Detachments in the United States.American journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Adherence to face-down and non-supine positioning after macular hole surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2018Article
- Practice of postoperative face-down positioning and its duration after silicone oil tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery: Results of a survey.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
- Outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair With Nonrestricted Postoperative Positioning.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the adherence to the face-down positioning (FDP) in 296 patients who had undergone vitrectomy and gas tamponade.
resultsWe studied 119 female and 177 male patients who had undergone primary vitrectomy and gas tamponade for a macular hole (MH) or for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRDs). Adherence was assessed and recorded four times per day for 3 days postsurgery. The mean ± standard deviation adherence rate was 88.3 ± 11.7 (range 50.0-100.0). Female patients (90.8 ± 10.0) had significantly better adherence than male patients (86.7 ± 13.3; P < 0.02, U test). The adherence was significantly better after MH surgery (90.8 ± 11.7) than after RRD surgery (87.5 ± 12.5; P < 0.02). There were diurnal variations in adherence, being highest in the evening and significantly lower at midnight, and we evidenced a decline in adherence over time, with it being significantly low on the last follow-up day. Adherence to the FDP varied considerably among patients. Adherence was higher in female than in male patients, and higher in patients with MH than in those with RRD. We found patients age had no effect on adherence. Adherence also varied with time, being worst at midnight and declining over time.
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