The effect of silicone intubation on failure and infection rates after dacryocystorhinostomy.
Of 388 cases of dacryocystorhinostomy eligible for silicone intubation, intubation was used in 238 (61%) and not used in 150 (39%). The indications for intubation were canalicular disease or sac characteristics predisposing to failure. No significant difference was found in the rate of failure (.5 < P < 1.0) or soft-tissue infection (.25 < P < .5) for either primary or repeated surgery. Antibiotic prophylaxis did not alter these risks in relation to silicone intubation.
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England.
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D002506:Cephalexin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D011292:Premedication; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D002506:Cephalexin