Endothelial assessment of corneas at the start and end of storage. Some corneas were eliminated during storage. Analysis thus covered the 112 corneas deemed to be independent events
| Group 1 (n=93) | Group 2 (n=19) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Two missing data due to difficult visualisation of the endothelium. | |||
| Storage time (days, mean (SD)) | 13.0 (4.0) | 13.1 (3.8) | 0.916 |
| ECD (cells/mm2, mean (SD)) | |||
| Start of storage | 2336 (357) | 2135 (393) | 0.030 |
| End of storage | 2102 (288) | 2026 (309) | 0.306 |
| Cell loss (%, mean (SD))* | 9.5 (8.2) | 4.2 (11.4) | 0.022 |
| Mortality rate (mean (SD)) | |||
| Start of storage* | 0.19 (0.42) | 0.12 (0.46) | 0.539 |
| End of storage | 0.87 (0.52) | 0.61 (0.45) | 0.058 |
| Final qualitative analysis (%) | |||
| Anisocytosis (low/moderate/severe)* | 60/37/3 | 47/42/11 | 0.318 |
| Pleomorphism (low/moderate/severe)* | 60/34/6 | 69/26/5 | 0.761 |
| Mortality in folds (absent/moderate/high)* | 7/92/1 | 0/100/0 | 0.473 |
| Presence of rosette patterns (no/yes)* | 76/24 | 84/16 | 0.555 |
| Final quality score (%) (very good/good/acceptable) | 33/47/20 | 16/68/16 | 0.214 |