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. 2006 Mar;90(3):333-6.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.080754.

Validation of two scoring systems for the prediction of posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification surgery

S A Osborne  1 , W E Adams, C V Bunce, S G Fraser
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Validation of two scoring systems for the prediction of posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification surgery

S A Osborne et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To attempt to validate two scoring systems for the prediction of intraoperative complication during phacoemulsification surgery.

Methods: The study population was patients attending Sunderland Eye Infirmary who underwent phacoemulsification surgery between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. The authors applied each scoring system to a control group of 300 patients from this study population and extrapolated the results to give an estimate of the spread of scores for the entire population. They then applied the same scoring systems to all complicated cases from the same study population. Using these results they were able to calculate the risk of a complication for a particular score on each scoring system.

Conclusion: The application of these systems in clinical practice would allow appropriate selection of phacoemulsification cases for trainee surgeons, more accurate consent from patients for their phacoemulsification surgery, and the unbiased comparison of surgical outcomes from surgeons with differing case mix difficulties.

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Competing interests: none declared

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