Table 4 Secondary outcome — Association of ostium and ICO grading with baseline characteristics and postoperative anatomical & functional outcomes.

From: Comparative study of stenting and ostium packing in Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy for Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

 

1

2

3

4

p value

Ostium grade

Number of patients

3

28

26

50

n.a.

Group 1:2:3:4 (%)

3:0:0:0

(100:0:0:0)

8:10:6:4

(32:35:24:14)

8:6:7:5

(32:21:28:18)

6:13:12:19

(24:45:48:70)

0.003*

Female (%)

3 (100)

25 (89)

21 (80)

41 (82)

0.30

Right (%)

1 (33)

17 (61)

11 (42)

23 (46)

0.49

Surgeon A (%)

1 (33)

9 (32)

15 (58)

19 (38)

0.50

Granuloma (%)

3 (100)

14 (58)

11 (48)

37 (84)

0.09

Local anesthesia (%)

3:0 (100)

22 (79)

17 (66)

24 (48)

0.001*

Age (years)

61 ± 11.53

61 ± 11.70

66 ± 11.96

59 ± 10.44

0.51

Osteotomy size (mm)

20 ± 5.66

20 ± 2.41

20 ± 3.60

21 ± 3.49

0.05

Anatomical Success (%)

2 (66.7)

24 (86)

23 (89)

50 (100)

0.004*

Functional Success (%)

2 (100)

18 (75)

17 (74)

48 (96)

0.04*

ICO grade

Number of patients

4

11

26

66

n.a.

Group 1:2:3:4 (%)

3:1:0:0

(75:25:0:0)

4:3:3:1

(37:27:27:9)

3:7:7:9

(12:27:27:34)

15:18:15:18

(23:27:23: 27)

0.092

Female (%)

4 (100)

9 (82)

21 (81)

56 (85)

0.87

Right-side (%)

2 (50)

7 (64)

11 (43)

32 (49)

0.72

Surgeon A (%)

1 (25)

3 (27)

10 (39)

30 (46)

0.20

Granuloma (%)

3 (100)

5 (46)

16 (70)

41 (28)

0.59

Local anesthesia (%)

2 (50)

6 (55)

15 (58)

43 (65)

0.34

Age (years)

61 ± 11.53

61 ± 11.70

66 ± 11.96

59 ± 10.44

0.93

Osteotomy size (mm)

20 ± 5.66

20 ± 2.41

20 ± 3.60

21 ± 3.49

0.67

Anatomical Success (%)

2 (50)

8 (73)

25 (96)

64 (97)

<0.001*

Functional Success (%)

1 (50)

7 (88

23 (92)

54 (85)

0.94