Incidence of post-cataract endophthalmitis at Aravind Eye Hospital. Outcomes of more than 42 000 consecutive cases using standardized sterilization and prophylaxis protocols

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-636

  Ravindran, Ravilla D ^a   Venkatesh, Rengaraj ^a   Chang, David F ^a   Sengupta, Sabyasachi ^a   Gyatsho, Jamyang ^a   Talwar, Badrinath ^a  

^a Aravind Eye Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 62349084242     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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