Incidence of endophthalmitis after 20-gauge vs 23-gauge vs 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-380

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

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^d VitreoRetinal Surgery   (United States)

^e Central Florida Retina   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^h FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas   (Venezuela)

^j Fundacion Medica San Cristobal   (Chile)

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Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Pars plana vitrectomy; Small incision vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 79955600670     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-010-1505-8     Document Type: Article

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