Outbreak of Bilateral Endophthalmitis After Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Since bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis (BSPOE) after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) can be devastating for the patient, evaluating such cases in depth is important to maintaining patient safety.

Objective

To evaluate whether a systemic breach of sterility was associated with an outbreak of BSPOE after ISBCSs performed on the same day at a single community-based eye clinic.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective case series included all patients diagnosed with BSPOE at ophthalmology departments in Denmark following an infectious outbreak after ISBCSs performed at a single community-based eye clinic in December 2022.

Exposure

Bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis acquired after I

SUBMITTER: Bjerager J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587825 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature