PURPOSE: To investigate the hemostatic effects of SF6 gas in preventing postoperative vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic vitrectomy. METHODS: A prospective, randomized study of 33 diabetic eyes with vitreous hemorrhage, treated byvitrectomy. In 17 of our cases SF6 20% was injected into the eye at the end of the operation, while in 16 cases BSS remained in the vitreous cavity. RESULTS: The incidence of vitreous hemorrhage recurrence was 17.6% for the SF6 group and 12.5% for the BSS group (statistically not significant). Progression of lens opacities was observed in 23.5% of the SF6 group, and in 18.8% of the BSS group (statistically not significant, with a higher incidence in the SF6 group). CONCLUSIONS:SF6 gas did not show hemostatic effects in the cases studied. Furthermore, it may have contributed to cataract progression. Therefore we suggest that the use of SF6 is not recommended as a treatment modality in preventing new vitreous hemorrhage after diabetic vitrectomy.
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PURPOSE: To investigate the hemostatic effects of SF6 gas in preventing postoperative vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic vitrectomy. METHODS: A prospective, randomized study of 33 diabetic eyes with vitreous hemorrhage, treated by vitrectomy. In 17 of our cases SF6 20% was injected into the eye at the end of the operation, while in 16 cases BSS remained in the vitreous cavity. RESULTS: The incidence of vitreous hemorrhage recurrence was 17.6% for the SF6 group and 12.5% for the BSS group (statistically not significant). Progression of lens opacities was observed in 23.5% of the SF6 group, and in 18.8% of the BSS group (statistically not significant, with a higher incidence in the SF6 group). CONCLUSIONS:SF6 gas did not show hemostatic effects in the cases studied. Furthermore, it may have contributed to cataract progression. Therefore we suggest that the use of SF6 is not recommended as a treatment modality in preventing new vitreous hemorrhage after diabetic vitrectomy.
Authors: Wayne R Lo; Stephen J Kim; Thomas M Aaberg; Christopher Bergstrom; Sunil K Srivastava; Jiong Yan; Daniel F Martin; G Baker Hubbard Journal: Retina Date: 2009 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 4.256
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