Table 2 Donor-related conditions and surgical procedures in temperature reversal (TR) and non-temperature reversal (NTR) groups.

From: Influence of temperature change in donor corneas on postoperative endothelium cell density following endothelial transplantation

 

TR group (n = 50)

NTR group (n = 50)

P value

Mean age, year (±SD)

62.4 (9.2)

60.4 (10.3)

0.30

Sex (%)

Male

35

33

0.53

Female

15

17

 

ECD (cells/mm2)

2604 ± 316

2652 ± 278

0.41

Death to preservation (minutes)

681 ± 323

701 ± 299

0.74

Death to operation (days)

6.9 ± 1.1

6.9 ± 0.8

0.83

Graft thickness (µm)

143 ± 30

139 ± 19

0.55

Graft size (mm)

7

1

0

 

7.75

3

1

 

8

19

22

 

8.25

7

4

 

8.5

7

7

 

8.75

0

1

1.0

Unknown

0

2

 

Solitary DSAEK

40 (80%)

40 (80%)

 

DSAEK + PEA + IOL

6 (12%)

9 (18%)

0.40

DSAEK + IOL suturing

4 (8%)

1 (2%)

0.17

  1. ECD: endothelial cell density; PEA: phacoemulsification and aspiration; IOL: intraocular lens; DSAEK: Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
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