Scleral Buckling with Viscoelastics or Gas Injection for Bulging Retinal Detachments: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Intraoperative characteristics.

Parameters	DVCE (n = 25)	DACE (n = 22)
Operation time, mean ± SD, min	38 ± 16	49 ± 15	<0.05
Combined cerclage, n (%)	2 (8.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0.965
Intraoperative external pressure adjustment, n (%)	1 (4.0%)	4 (18.2%)	<0.05
Subretinal hemorrhage, n (%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0.891
Iatrogenic retinal hole, n (%)	0	0	0.875

DVCE: drainage, viscoelastic injection, cryotherapy, and explant; DACE: drainage, air injection, cryotherapy, and explant.