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8 Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety of Surgery
Table 8.1. Pneumatic retinopexy studies
Study Year Number of Second Proliferative
patients surgery vitreoretino-
(total 1919) (total 484) pathy
(total 111)
Kleinmann [26] 2002 44 20% 7%
Abecia [29] 2000 219 18% 3%
Eter [27] 2000 78 35% 6%
Assi [28] 1999 31 39% 13%
Lisle [30] 1999 36 17% 3%
Han 1998 50 36% 12%
Tornambe [54] 1997 302 32% 10%
Mulvihill [32] 1996 10 10% n.a. a
Grizzard [33] 1995 107 31% n.a. a
Gunduz [34] 1994 30 10% 3%
Boeker [35] 1994 133 27% 5%
Sebag [36] 1993 45 13% 2%
Bochow [37] 1992 17 29% 12%
Algvere [44] 1992 51 14% 4%
Berrod [39] 1990 56 34% 16%
Tornambe [31] 1989 103 27% 7%
Termote [40] 1989 20 20% 5%
Lemmen [41] 1989 54 50% 6%
Skoog [42] 1989 50 16% n.a. a
Lowe [43] 1988 55 18% n.a. a
Algvere [38] 1988 58 36% 14%
McAllister [45] 1988 56 29% 7%
Chen [46] 1988 51 37% 4%
Hilton [50] 1987 100 16% 6%
Poliner [48] 1987 13 31% 8%
Gnad [49] 1987 27 4% 0%
van Effenterre [24] 1987 60 10% 2%
Hilton [47] 1986 20 10% 5%
Dominguez [51] 1986 43 7% 2%
Weighted average 25.2% 6.5%
a Not available