Table 1. Clinical Characteristics.

From: Glaucoma Ex-PRESS Implantation Surgery: Is There a Difference in Efficacy and Safety between Inpatient and Outpatient Management?

Inpatient management group Outpatient management group P-value
Age (years) 62.8 ± 10.0 64.2 ± 8.3 0.61
Sex (M/F) 9/11 13/12 0.77
Diagnosis (number) 0.55
POAG 10 13
NTG 7 11
PEG 2 1
Secondary glaucoma 1 0
Preoperative IOP (mmHg) 17.8 ± 3.5 18.0 ± 3.7 0.83
Eye drops (number) 3.5 ± 1.2 3.7 ± 0.9 0.58
Refraction (Diopters) −5.7 ± 4.7 −3.3 ± 2.9 0.056
Number of ophthalmic examinations* (times) 16.0 5.6 <.001
Needling* (number) 9 3 0.019
Laser suture lysis* (mean number) 0.95 0.76 0.66
Table 2. Results of Logistic Regression Analysis of IOP Reduction Rate over 30%.

From: Glaucoma Ex-PRESS Implantation Surgery: Is There a Difference in Efficacy and Safety between Inpatient and Outpatient Management?

Covariates Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.03 (0.96-1.11) 0.36
Sex
(reference as male)
2.05 (0.59-7.15) 0.26
Refraction 1.15 (0.95-1.38) 0.13
Preoperative lens status
(reference as pseudophakia)
0.96 (0.28-3.27) 0.94
Preoperative IOP 0.69 (0.53-0.91) 0.002
Preoperative medication score 1.04 (0.57-1.90) 0.90
Treatment type
(reference as inpatient management)
0.71 (0.21-2.41) 0.58
Number of ophthalmic examinations 1.01 (0.90-1.13) 0.88
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