Extrusion and infection incidence in scleral buckling surgery with the use of silicone sponge: To soak or not to soak? An 11-year retrospective analysis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 399-403

  Lorenzano, D ^a   Calabrese, A ^a   Fiormonte, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Infection; Preoperative antibiotic soaking; Scleral buckling; Silicone sponge removal

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; OFLOXACIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SILICONE; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; FOREIGN BODY; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34447123231     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700321     Document Type: Article

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