Intraocular Pressure Elevation after Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide: A Multicenter Retrospective Case-Control Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 676-681.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru Inatani ◽  
Keiichiro Iwao ◽  
Takahiro Kawaji ◽  
Yoshio Hirano ◽  
Yuichiro Ogura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Triamcinolone Acetonide ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation ◽  
Control Study

A preliminary comparison of the Aravind aurolab drainage implant with the Baerveldt glaucoma implant: A matched case-control study

2020 ◽  
pp. 112067212091238
Author(s):  
Najla Hafeezullah ◽  
Sara AlHilali ◽  
Fahad Alghulaydhawi ◽  
Deepak P Edward ◽  
Sameer Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Glaucoma Surgery ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Surgical Success ◽  
Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant ◽  
Control Study

Purpose: The Aurolab® aqueous drainage implant is a low-cost alternative to the Baerveldt glaucoma implant. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the two implants are comparable in terms of surgical success and safety. Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of Aurolab aqueous drainage implant done at our institution from May 2015 and May 2017. Twenty-five consecutive patients who received an Aurolab aqueous drainage implant were matched by age and diagnosis to patients who received a Baerveldt glaucoma implant. Data were collected pre-operative and post-operative visits, including visual acuity and intraocular pressure, number of medications, and complications. Surgical success was defined as intraocular pressure between 5 and 21 mmHg with a minimum 20% reduction from baseline, without loss of light perception or the need for further glaucoma surgery. Cox regression analysis was used to predict factors associated with surgical success. Results: The median (interquartile range, IQR) intraocular pressure at 1 year was 16.0 (8.0) mmHg for the Baerveldt glaucoma implant and 13.0 (8.0) mmHg for the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant, p = 0.38. Success (mean ± SE) at 1 year for the intraocular pressure >21-mmHg failure criterion was 65% ± 15% for the Baerveldt glaucoma implant and 79% ± 11% for the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (p = 0.80). The frequency of complications listed was similar for the two groups (Fisher’s exact p = 0.71). In the Cox regression, the type of implant was not found to be associated with surgical success. Conclusions: Our preliminary results suggest that the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant is comparable to the Baerveldt glaucoma implant. Further long-term data in a larger population are needed to confirm these findings.

Assessment of Craniofacial Morphology in Mouth Breathing Children. A retrospective case-control study

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 3649-3653
Author(s):  
David Angelescu ◽  
Teodora Angelescu ◽  
Meda Romana Simu ◽  
Alexandrina Muntean ◽  
Anca Stefania Mesaros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Craniofacial Morphology ◽  
Respiratory Pattern ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Upper Lip ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Oral Breathing ◽  
Facial Height ◽  
Control Study

The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to determine a possible correlation between breathing mode and craniofacial morphology. The study was carried out in the Department of Pedodontics,Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The sample comprised 80 patients, age between 6 and 13 years, which were divided in two groups based on respiratory pattern: control group composed of 38 nasal breathing children and case group composed of 42 oral breathing children. Three quantitative craniofacial parameters were measured from the frontal and lateral photos: facial index, lower facial height ratio and upper lip ratio. The statistical analysis showed a significant higher facial index (p=0.006*) and an increase lower facial height (p=0.033*) for the oral breathers group. No differences in facial morphology were found between genders and age groups, when comparing the data between the same type of respiratory pattern children. Spearman�s rho Correlation show a significant positive correlation (p=0.002*) between facial index and lower facial height and a significant negative correlation between facial index and upper lip (p=0,005*). Long faces children are more likely to develop oral breathing in certain conditions, which subsequently have a negative effect on increasing the lower facial height by altering the postural behavior of mandible and tongue.

Leucocyte Subsets Effectively Predict the Clinical Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiquan Hu ◽  
Jiahua Gan ◽  
Jingjing Li ◽  
Chunjin Ke ◽  
Jihua Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Control Study
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