Long-Term Outcomes of Rheohaemapheresis in the Treatment of Dry Form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Table 2

The blood biochemical results before the procedures and immediately after the procedures.

Blood biochemical markers	Before rheohaemapheresis		After rheohaemapheresis		Relative change in value %	𝑃
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Glycemia	5,76	1,50	6,35	1,55	10,24	<0,001
Sodium	139,33	10,03	141,52	3,54	1,57	<0,001
Potassium	3,96	0,26	3,83	0,30	−3,28	<0,001
Chloride	103,72	3,39	105,39	3,79	1,61	<0,001
Calcium	2,22	0,12	2,13	0,23	−4,05	<0,001
Urea	5,66	1,57	5,09	1,46	−10,07	0,002
Creatinine	76,62	16,32	67,25	15,70	−12,23	<0,001
Uric acid	323,72	97,84	293,22	94,15	−9,42	0,002

SD: standard deviation.