Incidence of acute endophthalmitis after triamcinolone-assisted pars plana vitrectomy

Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;138(1):137-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.02.072.

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.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Endophthalmitis / epidemiology*
  • Endophthalmitis / microbiology
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Injections
  • Intraoperative Care
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification*
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide / administration & dosage*
  • Vitrectomy*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide