Assessment of Patients Whose Pars Plana Vitrectomy Operations Were Postponed in the Operating Room: Retrospective Study

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Objective: To determine the reasons related to the cancellation of the surgeries of the patients who were taken to the operating table for pars plana vitrectomy and the precautions needed to be taken to prevent them. Material and Methods: Twenty-five patients who were planned to be operated on for different retinal diseases between January 2018 and June 2019, but whose surgeries were canceled due to medical reasons, were included in this study. Demographic data of the patients and indications of surgery and causes of operation cancellation were analyzed. Results: 11 (44%) of the patients were female and 14 (56%) were male, and 15 (60.2%) of them needed to have a vitreoretinal surgery in the right eye while the other 10 (39.8%) in the left eye. Surgical indications were diabetic intravitreal hemorrhage in 8 (32%) cases, retinal detachment in 7 (28%) cases, cataract, and epiretinal membrane in 5 (20%) cases, intraocular lens dislocation in 4 (16%) eyes and 1 (4%) case with retinal detachment and prephytisis. 16 (64%) of the patients had hypertension (HT), 11 (44%) of the patients had diabetes mellitus, 7 (28%) of the patients had coronary heart disease (CHD), 2 (8%) of the patients had obesity, 2 (8%) of the patients had a chronic renal failure and 1 (4%) of the patients had epilepsy. The most common medical reason for cancellation of the surgery was HT and CHD (64%). Conclusion: Careful assessment of the reasons for cancellation will lessen time loss and financial losses for both the patient and the healthcare system.