Antibiotic prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: Results of the 2014 ASCRS member survey.

摘要: A 2014 online survey of the American Society Cataract and Refractive Surgery members indicated increasing use intracameral antibiotic injection prophylaxis compared with a comparable from 2007. Forty-seven percent respondents already used or planned to adopt this measure. One half all surgeons not using expressed concern about risks noncommercially prepared preparations. Overall, large majority (75%) said they believe it is important have commercially available approved for injection. Assuming reasonable cost, indicates that commercial availability Aprokam (cefuroxime) would increase overall percentage nearly 84%. Although topical perioperative prophylaxis, gatifloxacin moxifloxacin were still most popular agents, there was trend toward declining fourth-generation fluoroquinolones (60%, down 81% in 2007) greater ofloxacin ciprofloxacin (21%, up 9% 2007).