Endophthalmitis after 25-gauge and 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy: Incidence and outcomes

Retina

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138-142

  Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Flynn, Harry W ^b   Dev, Sundeep ^c   Shaikh, Saad ^d,e   Mittra, Robert A ^c   Arevalo, J Fernando ^f   Kychenthal, Andres ^g   Acar, Nur ^h  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VitreoRetinal Surgery   (United States)

^d Central Florida Retina   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas   (Venezuela)

^g Fundacion Medica San Cristobal   (Chile)

^h Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy; 25 gauge pars plana vitrectomy; Endophthalmitis; Small gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRYPAN BLUE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CILIARY DISK; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTAZIDIME; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 38049186578     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31815e9313     Document Type: Article

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