Prophylaxis of endophthalmitis with topical povidone-iodine.
Ophthalmology
; 98(12): 1769-75, 1991 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1775308
ABSTRACT
The authors conducted an open-label nonrandomized parallel trial to examine whether the preoperative application of povidone-iodine to the ocular surface reduces the incidence of endophthalmitis after intraocular surgery. During an 11-month period, topical 5% povidone-iodine was used to prepare the conjunctiva in 1 set of 5 operating rooms, while silver protein solution was used in another set of 5 rooms. In all cases, surgeons continued to use their customary prophylactic antibiotics. A significantly lower incidence of culture-positive endophthalmitis (P less than 0.03) was observed in the operating rooms using povidone-iodine (2 of 3489 or 0.06%) compared with those using silver protein solution (11 of 4594 or 0.24%). Use of topical povidone-iodine in over 3000 cases was not associated with any adverse reactions. In a majority of the observed cases of endophthalmitis, some form of intraoperative communication with the vitreous cavity existed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Povidona-Iodo
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Proteínas de Prata
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Infecções Oculares Bacterianas
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Endoftalmite
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article