Table 2 Eye-level characteristics by STA success or failure
From: Risk factors for failing sub-Tenon’s triamcinolone acetonide for uveitic macular edema
All Patient Eyes n (column %) | STA Success n (column %) | STA Failure n (column %) | % Failure (Row %) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients (row %) | 180 | 138 | 42 | 23.3% | – |
Use of topical corticosteroids | 99 (55.0%) | 69 (50.0%) | 30 (71.4%) | 30.3% | 0.039 |
Presence of intra-retinal cystoid spaces | |||||
Yes | 119 (66.1%) | 90 (65.2%) | 29 (69.0%) | 24.4% | 0.604 |
No | 57 (31.7%) | 46 (33.3%) | 11 (26.2%) | 19.3% | |
Missinga | 4 (2.2%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (4.8%) | 50.0% | |
Presence of sub-retinal fluid | |||||
Yes | 21 (11.7%) | 14 (10.1%) | 7 (16.7%) | 33.3% | 0.139 |
No | 155 (86.1%) | 122 (88.4%) | 33 (78.6%) | 21.3% | |
Missinga | 4 (2.2%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (4.8%) | 50.0% | |
CST, um | n = 172 | n = 134 | n = 38 | ||
Mean (SD) | 316 (113) | 299 (93.8) | 374 (152) | 0.002 | |
Median (range) | 278 (156, 749) | 276 (156, 700) | 332 (186, 749) | ||
CST, tertile category | |||||
156–256 | 57 (33.1%) | 47 (35.1%) | 10 (26.3%) | 17.5% | 0.068 |
256- < 330 | 63 (36.6%) | 54 (40.3%) | 9 (23.7%) | 14.3% | 0.008 |
331–749 | 52 (30.2%) | 33 (24.6%) | 19 (50.0%) | 36.5% | Reference |
Petalloid macular leakage on FA | |||||
Yes | 127 (70.6%) | 103 (74.6%) | 24 (57.1%) | 18.9% | Reference |
Nob | 6 (3.3%) | 6 (4.4%) | 0 | 0% | – |
No FA | 47 (26.1%) | 29 (21.0%) | 18 (42.9%) | 38.3% | 0.012 |