Prophylaxis measures for postinjection endophthalmitis.
anti-VEGF
endophthalmitis
intravitreal injection
postinjection
povidone-iodine
steroids
Journal
Survey of ophthalmology
ISSN: 1879-3304
Titre abrégé: Surv Ophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0404551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
21
08
2019
revised:
24
12
2019
accepted:
30
12
2019
pubmed:
11
1
2020
medline:
7
7
2021
entrez:
11
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Intravitreal injections have become the most commonly performed ophthalmic procedure, transforming modern retina practice. Postinjection endophthalmitis, while rare, remains the most feared potential complication. Prophylaxis measures including topical antisepsis, hand hygiene, gloves, masks, and drapes have all been proposed to help prevent postinjection endophthalmitis; however, there remains significant variation in protocol, given the lack of agreement among retina specialists on which steps are crucial to prevent endophthalmitis. With millions of injections performed annually, collating data have helped us better understand risk factors for endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection. We summarize the consensus guidelines for intravitreal injection technique and comprehensively review the literature on prevention of postinjection endophthalmitis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31923477
pii: S0039-6257(20)30001-1
doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.12.005
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
408-420Informations de copyright
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