The effect of aspirin and warfarin therapy in trabeculectomy
The effect of aspirin and warfarin therapy in trabeculectomy
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.eye.6702277
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发表时间:
2007-05-01
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Sanders, R.
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作者:
Cobb, C. J.;Chakrabarti, S.;Sanders, R.
Aim The management of patients on antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy (APACT) in glaucoma surgery currently has no specific recommendations. We aimed to establish the risk of haemorrhagic complications and surgical outcome in patients on APACT in glaucoma surgery.Methods We retrospectively examined 367 consecutive trabeculectomies performed between 1994 and 1998. Preoperatively 60 (16.4%) patients were on APACT ( 55 on aspirin and five on warfarin). The incidence of hyphaema and haemorrhagic complications between patients with and without APACT was documented. Surgical success was defined in two categories as an intraocular pressure (IOP)