Cefazolin injection reduces the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis

Article

Administering cezafolin injections after cataract surgery reduces the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis.

Administering cefazolin injections after cataract surgery reduces the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis, claims a study in the journal Bio Med Central.

Dr Pedro Romero-Aroca et al., Ophthalmology Service. Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, IISPV, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain, conducted a prospective, observational study on 25001 patients.

All participants were divided into two groups: Group 1, consisting of 11696 patients, was operated on between January 2002 and December 2002 and Group 2, with 13305 patients, was administered a 1 mg/0.1 bolus of intracameral cefazolin between January 2003 and December 2009.

Of the patients studied, there were 76 cases of endophthalmitis in Group 1, compared to 7 in Group 2. Postoperative endophthalmitis rate decreased from 0.63% to 0.05% after a cefazolin. The relative risk of endophthalmitis in Group 1, compared to Group 2, was 11.45.

Intracameral bolus injections of cefazolin after cataract surgery significantly reduce the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis.

Related Videos
Ana Neves, head of global marketing for ZEISS Meditec Ophthalmology
Fritz Hengerer, MD, PhD, Director, Eye Hospital at Bürgerhospital, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr Sheng Lim, professor of glaucoma studies at St Thomas' Hospital, London
Kasperi Kankare at the iCare booth at ESCRS
Scott D Barnes, MD, CMO of STAAR Surgical
Tomislav Bucalic, head of marketing at Geuder, and David Geuder, member of the executive board and CIO
Related Content
© 2023 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.