Efficacy of Simple Eye Ointment, Polyethylene Cover, and Eyelid Taping in Prevention of Ocular Surface Disorders in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 4

The effect of eye care methods and demographic characteristics on the incidence and severity of OSD.

Outcomes; Variables	Incidence of OSD			Severity of OSD
	OR^2	95% CI	value	IRR^1	95% CI	value
Ointment vs. tape	0.19	(0.09, 0.41)	<0.0001	0.24	(0.11, 0.52)	<0.0001
Cover vs. tape	0.06	(0.01, 0.20)	<0.0001	0.10	(0.02, 0.39)	0.001
Cover vs. ointment	0.31	(0.08, 1.10)	0.08	0.40	(0.10, 1.40)	0.10
Age	0.97	(0.95, 1.01)	0.09	0.97	(0.95, 0.99)	0.02
Gender (female vs. male)	0.64	(0.25, 1.60)	0.30	1.20	(0.51, 3.10)	0.60
GCSS	0.71	(0.46, 1.10)	0.10	0.52	(0.34, 0.78)	0.002

¹Incidence rate ratio. ²Odds ratio.