May 2008
Volume 49, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2008
The Incidence of Endophthalmitis Following Transconjunctival Sutureless 25-Gauge Vitrectomy Compared to 20-Gauge Vitrectomy
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • J. K. Chen
    School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
  • R. N. Khurana
    The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Q. Nguyen
    The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
  • D. V. Do
    The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  J.K. Chen, None; R.N. Khurana, None; Q. Nguyen, None; D.V. Do, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2008, Vol.49, 5979. doi:
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      J. K. Chen, R. N. Khurana, Q. Nguyen, D. V. Do; The Incidence of Endophthalmitis Following Transconjunctival Sutureless 25-Gauge Vitrectomy Compared to 20-Gauge Vitrectomy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008;49(13):5979.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To determine the incidence of endophthalmitis following 25-gauge and standard 20-gauge vitrectomy.

Results: : The event rates of post-operative endophthalmitis were 0.03 % (1/3046) after 20-gauge vitrectomy and 0.2 % (1/431) after 25-gauge vitrectomy (P = 0.23). In the endophthalmitis case that occurred after 25-gauge vitrectomy, a combined phacoemulsification cataract surgery was performed with the 25-gauge vitrectomy. Analyses of event rates of post-operative endophthalmitis after combination of phacoemulsification cataract surgery and vitrectomy were 0 % (0/170) for 20-gauge vitrectomy and 0.02 % (1/46) for 25-gauge surgery vitrectomy (P = 0.21).

Conclusions: : There was an increased risk of post-operative endophthalmitis following 25-gauge vitrectomy in comparison to 20-gauge surgery; however, this difference was not statistically significant given the low number of measured outcomes.

Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery • retina 
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