ArticlePeerJ2025
25-gauge vitrectomy with gas tamponade for uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: experienced
Article in PeerJ, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a vision-threatening condition that requires prompt surgical intervention. With advancements in surgical techniques and equipment, pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) has become increasingly popular for the management of RRD. This, in turn, requires beginner vitreoretinal surgeons to be able to manage RRD early in their training. Introduction: Comparison of the results and complication rates of a 25-gauge (25 g) PPV with gas tamponade for RRD between experienced and inexperienced surgeons. Methods: This is a retrospective comparative consecutive case series study of patients with uncomplicated RRD treated with 25 g PPV with gas tamponade. Patients were divided into two groups: in the experienced surgeon group (ESG), the procedure was performed by an experienced vitreoretinal surgeon, in the inexperienced surgeon group (ISG), it was performed by two inexperienced surgeons. Anatomical and functional results and complication rates were compared between the two groups. Results: A total of 216 eyes were included in the study. In the ESG (106 eyes), the single operation success rate was 94.3%, and the final success rate was 100%. In the ISG (110 eyes), the single operation success rate was 93.6%, and the final success rate was 100%. The difference in single surgery success rate between groups was not statistically significant ( Conclusions: A 25 g PPV with gas tamponade for the treatment of RRD yields excellent anatomical results and improvement in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). With good technique and the use of modern vitrectomy machines and instruments, some inexperienced surgeons can achieve a high single-surgery success rate, suggesting a short learning curve. The complication rate is comparable between experienced and inexperienced surgeons.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.