[Reasons for readmission to hospital after vitreoretinal surgery: 5-year retrospective follow-up].
BACKGROUND
To study the etiologies and occurrence rate of readmissions after vitreoretinal surgery.


METHODS
One hundred fifty-three eyes requiring vitreoretinal surgery in 2000 at the Besançon (France) University Hospital were retrospectively studied. The occurrence rate and etiologies of these readmissions and the time between surgery and readmission were analyzed from the patient files.


RESULTS
The main indications for vitreoretinal surgery were retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane surgery, idiopathic macular holes, neovascular retrovascular membranes, and intravitreal hemorrhage. A total of 40.5% of the patients were readmitted. The major causes were redetachment and cataract for retinal detachment surgery and cataract for epiretinal membrane and macular hole surgeries.


CONCLUSIONS
The results highlight the possibly iatrogenic association between anterior and posterior eye segment surgeries, in agreement with the literature.
Lebreton
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Service d'ophtalmologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes, Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France. olivier.lebreton@chu-nantes.fr
Weber
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Delbosc
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult