title: Complications of draining subretinal fluid.
abstract: Drainage of subretinal fluid was performed in 84% of a consecutive series of 662 primary scleral buckling procedures, and complications of this maneuver were observed in 5.6% of cases. The ultimate anatomic success rate in this series was 94.2%. Although 97% of failures were due to massive proliferative vitreoretinopathy, the process developed in no eyes in which complications of drainage were observed. Drainage of subretinal fluid is a potentially hazardous maneuver, but complications of this procedure are an uncommon cause of anatomic failure in retinal reattachment surgery.
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*