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3964483

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
In 250 consecutive retinal detachment operations performed by the author, there were 14 cases (5.6%) of infection of the scleral buckle. The commonest infecting organism was Staphylococcus aureus. The surgery in these infected cases took longer than average, and utilized more than the usual amount of silicone sponge; a higher proportion were reoperations. After an average follow-up of 22 months, only six of the 14 had vision of 6/36 or better and of these, two had persisting inferior traction detachments. On the basis of this study and others, the preferred management of infected scleral buckles is to remove the sponge as soon as the diagnosis is made. The risk of redetachment is a lesser evil than the sequelae of prolonged inflammation which include traction retinal detachment, massive periretinal proliferation, and premacular fibrosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0814-9763
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Infection after retinal detachment surgery.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study