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ArticleCureus2022

Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Patients in King Abdulaziz Medical City in 2019.

Dana K Alsarhani, Ghida S Altammami, Hadeel T Alzahrani, Rawan M Alhazmi, Shuq A Alanazi, Shiji Gangadhanan, Abdulaziz Alhowass

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dana K AlsarhaniOphthalmology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Ghida S AltammamiOphthalmology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Hadeel T AlzahraniOphthalmology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Rawan M AlhazmiOphthalmology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Shuq A AlanaziOphthalmology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Shiji GangadhananOphthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdulaziz AlhowassOphthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Riyadh, SAU.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAKing Abdulaziz Medical City · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background In this study, we aimed to analyze various complications following cataract surgery in diabetic patients and compare the outcomes of diabetic patients with comorbidities versus diabetic patients without comorbidities. Methodology This study was conducted in the adult ophthalmology department at a tertiary teaching care center. A retrospective cross-sectional chart review was conducted from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. The selection was made using a non-probability consecutive sampling technique with a data collection sheet to include all male and female Saudi diabetic patients 40-80 years old who underwent cataract surgery in 2019. The data were divided into diabetic patients with comorbidities and diabetic patients without comorbidities to assess the postoperative complications in both groups. SPSS version 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for data analysis. Results This study analyzed 290 diabetic patients; the most common age group was more than 65 years old (150, 51.7%), with slightly more females (147, 50.7%). A total of 181 (62.7%) patients had complications after surgery, and 255 (87.9%) patients had comorbidities. The most reported complication was corneal edema (181, 62.4%). Additionally, hypertension was the most frequently reported comorbidity (206, 71%). We also found that complications after cataract surgery were more common among females (p = 0.025). Conclusions The most prevalent postoperative cataract surgery complication was corneal edema in 181 (62.4%) patients. Despite comorbidities, no changes were reported in the prevalence of postoperative complications.

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cataractcomorbiditesdiabetesmacular edemapostoperative complications

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PMCPMC9650763
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