|
Complication, % (n)
|
Total
|
Trabeculectomy
|
Ahmed
|
Baerveldt
|
p value
|
|---|
| |
n = 147 eyes
|
n = 17 eyes
|
n = 22 eyes
|
n = 108 eyes
| |
|---|
|
Hypotony
|
6 (9)
|
6 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
7 (8)
|
0.53
|
|
Choroidal effusion
|
1 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
5 (1)
|
0.9 (1)
|
0.46
|
|
Cystoid macular edema
|
6 (9)
|
6 (1)
|
5 (1)
|
7 (8)
|
0.14
|
|
Hyphema
|
1 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
2 (2)
|
1
|
|
Shallow anterior chamber
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
1
|
|
Corneal edema/decompensation
|
12 (18)
|
6 (1)
|
5 (1)
|
15 (16)
|
0.41
|
|
Uveitic flare
|
0.7 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
0.9 (1)
|
1
|
|
Diplopia/strabismus
|
1 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
5 (1)
|
0.9 (1)
|
0.46
|
|
Blocked tube
|
2 (3)
| |
0 (0)
|
3 (3)
|
1
|
|
Erosion
|
3 (5)
| |
9 (2)
|
3 (3)
|
0.20
|
|
Revision
|
9 (13)
|
0 (0)
|
24 (5)
|
8 (9)
|
0.055
|
|
Patients with complications
|
38 (56)
|
24 (4)
|
46 (10)
|
39 (42)
|
0.36
|
|
Total number of complications
|
0.8 (110)
|
0.4 (6)
|
0.8 (17)
|
0.8 (87)
|
0.12
|
- Late postoperative complications were defined as complications occurring > 4 months after surgery. The Fisher’s exact test was used for statistical analysis
