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Multicenter Study
. 2004 Jul;138(1):137-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.02.072.

Incidence of acute endophthalmitis after triamcinolone-assisted pars plana vitrectomy

Taiji Sakamoto  1 , Hiroshi Enaida, Toshiaki Kubota, Masaaki Nakahara, Keita Yamakiri, Takehiro Yamashita, Mitsunobu Yokoyama, Yasuaki Hata, Toshinori Murata, Kazunori Miyata, Akinori Uemura, Wataru Kimura, Tatsuro Ishibashi
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Multicenter Study

Incidence of acute endophthalmitis after triamcinolone-assisted pars plana vitrectomy

Taiji Sakamoto et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the incidence of acute endophthalmitis after triamcinolone acetonide-assisted pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Design: A retrospective multicenter interventional case series collected over 23 months.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients who underwent triamcinolone-assisted PPV at seven academic clinical centers or eye hospitals from January 2002 to November 2003.

Results: Of a total of 1,886 cases, only 1 case showed acute endophthalmitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis (0.053%). No other cases showed any signs of postoperative endophthalmitis.

Conclusion: Intraoperative use of triamcinolone during PPV is not a high risk factor for acute endophthalmitis.

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