Publications by authors named "R Raimondi"
Article Synopsis
- * Cardiovascular events are the most common life-threatening complications, including oculocardiac reflex and iatrogenic vascular air embolism, which can lead to severe consequences like respiratory distress.
- * The review discusses potential complications, focusing on their causes, risk factors, symptoms, and management strategies, with particular attention to rare but serious infections like necrotizing fasciitis.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the direct impact on carbon emissions attributed to the use of fluorinated gases in endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedures using gas tamponade and to evaluate the respective carbon footprint of different gas delivery systems used in EK procedures.
Methods: In this retrospective, single-center environmental impact study, all corneal procedures using fluorinated gases between January 2021 and January 2024 at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital were reviewed and included. The CO2 equivalent emissions were calculated based on the mass of each fluorinated gas used, following the guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Topic: To assess the anatomic and visual effects of facedown positioning (FDP) advice in patients undergoing vitrectomy with gas tamponade for idiopathic full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) and to explore differential treatment effects by macular hole size and FDP duration.
Clinical Relevance: The necessity and duration of FDP for FTMH closure remain contentious, with no consensus guidelines.
Methods: Prospectively registered systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing FDP with no FDP (nFDP) across the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases and clinical trial registries from January 2000 to March 2023 (CRD42023395152).
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of four versus three loading aflibercept injections on macular fluid resolution and visual acuity (VA) in exudative neovascular AMD (nAMD).
Methods: Multicentre, retrospective cohort study of treatment naïve nAMD eyes undergoing 3 versus 4 loading doses of aflibercept. Change in VA and fluid resolution on optical coherence tomography (OCT), were evaluated at 8 weeks post loading.