title: Long-term survival rate after vitreous surgery for complications of diabetic retinopathy.
abstract: The survival rate after vitreous surgery for complications of diabetic retinopathy was studied in 552 consecutive patients who underwent operations between 1979 and 1984. The 5-year postoperative survival rate was 74.7%. Factors associated with a lower survival rate included older age, older age at diagnosis of diabetes, history of renal disease, and a longer duration of diabetes. Factors unrelated to survival rate included insulin treatment, sex, and anatomic and visual outcome. Improved management of systemic diabetic complications has improved survival rates, a finding reflected in the relatively high rate of long-term survival after diabetic vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gollamudi
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Smiddy
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Schachat
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vitale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014821:Vitrectomy