Vitrectomy and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Elderly Patients With Vitreoretinal Diseases: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Vitrectomy and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Elderly Patients With Vitreoretinal Diseases: A Nationwide Cohort Study

PurposeTo determine the all-cause and cause-specific mortality in elderly patients with vitreoretinal diseases based on vitrectomy status.MethodsElderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) diagnosed with vitreoretinal diseases between 2003 and 2012 using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Senior co...

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Main Authors: Yoon Jeon Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Yunhan Lee, Hun Lee, Jae Yong Kim, Hungwon Tchah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
vitrectomy
nationwide cohort study
cause specific mortality
all-cause mortality
vitreoretinal disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.851536/full

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