TY - JOUR
T1 - Intracameral cefuroxime and the incidence of post-cataract endophthalmitis
T2 - an Israeli experience
AU - Katz, Gabriel
AU - Blum, Sharon
AU - Leeva, Omer
AU - Axer-Siegel, Ruth
AU - Moisseiev, Joseph
AU - Tesler, Gili
AU - Ehrlich, Rita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2015/10/22
Y1 - 2015/10/22
N2 - Purpose: The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) study reported a decrease in endophthalmitis rates from 0.34 % to 0.08 % with the use of intracameral cefuroxime. The purpose of this study was to compare the endophthalmitis rates before and after the introduction of intracameral cefuroxime (ICC) routinely at the end of cataract surgery. Methods: A retrospective consecutive cohort study. We compared the rates of endophthalmitis between the years 2000–2006, and the years 2007–2014, after the pivotal publication of the ESCRS. Data collected included age, gender, culture results, initial and final visual acuity, and complications. Only patients that presented with endophthalmitis following cataract surgery performed at the two centers were included. Results: Twenty-two cases of endophthalmitis occurred between the years 2000 and 2006, out of 26,663 cataract operations performed at the two centers, a rate of 0.083 %. Ten cases occurred between the years 2007 and 2014 out of 29,431 cataract operations, a rate of 0.034 %. The difference was statistically significant (p = 0.03) Conclusions: The introduction of prophylactic use of intracameral cefuroxime was associated with a significant reduction in post-operative endophthalmitis rates in our centers. We strongly recommend adoption of this routine by for all cataract operations except when contraindicated.
AB - Purpose: The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) study reported a decrease in endophthalmitis rates from 0.34 % to 0.08 % with the use of intracameral cefuroxime. The purpose of this study was to compare the endophthalmitis rates before and after the introduction of intracameral cefuroxime (ICC) routinely at the end of cataract surgery. Methods: A retrospective consecutive cohort study. We compared the rates of endophthalmitis between the years 2000–2006, and the years 2007–2014, after the pivotal publication of the ESCRS. Data collected included age, gender, culture results, initial and final visual acuity, and complications. Only patients that presented with endophthalmitis following cataract surgery performed at the two centers were included. Results: Twenty-two cases of endophthalmitis occurred between the years 2000 and 2006, out of 26,663 cataract operations performed at the two centers, a rate of 0.083 %. Ten cases occurred between the years 2007 and 2014 out of 29,431 cataract operations, a rate of 0.034 %. The difference was statistically significant (p = 0.03) Conclusions: The introduction of prophylactic use of intracameral cefuroxime was associated with a significant reduction in post-operative endophthalmitis rates in our centers. We strongly recommend adoption of this routine by for all cataract operations except when contraindicated.
KW - Cefuroxime
KW - Endophthalmitis
KW - Intacameral
KW - Post-cataract
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U2 - 10.1007/s00417-015-3009-z
DO - 10.1007/s00417-015-3009-z
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AN - SCOPUS:84941997755
SN - 0721-832X
VL - 253
SP - 1729
EP - 1733
JO - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
JF - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
IS - 10
ER -