TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of endophthalmitis after 20-gauge vs 23-gauge vs 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy
AU - Scott, Ingrid U.
AU - Flynn, Harry W.
AU - Acar, Nur
AU - Dev, Sundeep
AU - Shaikh, Saad
AU - Mittra, Robert A.
AU - Arevalo, J. Fernando
AU - Kychenthal, Andres
AU - Kunselman, Allen
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Purpose: To compare endophthalmitis rates after 20-gauge versus 23-gauge versus 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in 2007-2008, and compare the rates with those of 2005-2006. Methods: Multicenter study including all patients who developed endophthalmitis following PPV performed by any of the authors during 2005-2008, and all patients who developed endophthalmitis following PPV at Penn State College of Medicine and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute during 2005-2008. The endophthalmitis rates after 20-gauge, 23-gauge and 25-gauge PPV during 2007-2008 were compared to those from 2005-2006. Results: The endophthalmitis incidence during 2007-2008 was 1/4,403 (0.02%) for 20-gauge PPV, 1/3,362 (0.03%) for 23-gauge PPV, and 1/789 (0.13%) for 25-gauge PPV. There is no significant difference among these rates between any two of the three groups. Compared with the endophthalmitis rates among the same group of surgeons during 2005-2006, the 2007-2008 endophthalmitis rates following 20-gauge and 23-gauge PPV were stable, and the rate following 25-gauge PPV was marginally lower (p=0.056; odds ratio=0.15; 95% CI: (0.003, 1.03)). Conclusions: There was no significant difference in the 2007-2008 rates of endophthalmitis following 20-gauge versus 23-gauge versus 25-gauge PPV; among the same group of surgeons, the 2007-2008 rate of endophthalmitis following 25-gauge PPV was marginally lower than the 2005-2006 rate.
AB - Purpose: To compare endophthalmitis rates after 20-gauge versus 23-gauge versus 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in 2007-2008, and compare the rates with those of 2005-2006. Methods: Multicenter study including all patients who developed endophthalmitis following PPV performed by any of the authors during 2005-2008, and all patients who developed endophthalmitis following PPV at Penn State College of Medicine and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute during 2005-2008. The endophthalmitis rates after 20-gauge, 23-gauge and 25-gauge PPV during 2007-2008 were compared to those from 2005-2006. Results: The endophthalmitis incidence during 2007-2008 was 1/4,403 (0.02%) for 20-gauge PPV, 1/3,362 (0.03%) for 23-gauge PPV, and 1/789 (0.13%) for 25-gauge PPV. There is no significant difference among these rates between any two of the three groups. Compared with the endophthalmitis rates among the same group of surgeons during 2005-2006, the 2007-2008 endophthalmitis rates following 20-gauge and 23-gauge PPV were stable, and the rate following 25-gauge PPV was marginally lower (p=0.056; odds ratio=0.15; 95% CI: (0.003, 1.03)). Conclusions: There was no significant difference in the 2007-2008 rates of endophthalmitis following 20-gauge versus 23-gauge versus 25-gauge PPV; among the same group of surgeons, the 2007-2008 rate of endophthalmitis following 25-gauge PPV was marginally lower than the 2005-2006 rate.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00417-010-1505-8
DO - 10.1007/s00417-010-1505-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 20853005
AN - SCOPUS:79955600670
SN - 0065-6100
VL - 249
SP - 377
EP - 380
JO - Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für Klinische und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie
JF - Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für Klinische und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie
IS - 3
ER -