title: Comparison of fibrin glue and sutures for conjunctival closure in pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluating whether fibrin glue causes less postoperative pain, discomfort, and sick leave in conjunctival closure following 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy than sutures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was sent in 2006 to 506 patients who underwent 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in 2004 at University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium. Postoperative pain, eye discomfort, and sick leave duration were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients in the glue group had a shorter duration of eye redness (P = .0471), eye discomfort (P = .0376), and ointment use (P = .0105). The patients in the glue group used less ointment (P = .0038), had shorter sick leave with independent workers (P = .0292), and experienced less pain on the first postoperative day after vitrectomy without cerclage (P = .0340).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibrin glue causes less postoperative pain, discomfort, and sick leave for closure of conjunctival wounds in 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy than sutures, and therefore, appears in our hands to be a better alternative to sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology UZLeuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mentens
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stalmans
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000601:surgery*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013537:Sutures; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives