title: [Surgical prophylaxis for postoperative endophthalmitis following phakoemulsification. A short review].
abstract: To avoid a postoperative endophthalmitis several measures have been proposed. These are predominantly drug-related, e. g. PVP-iodine, topical antibiotics pre-, intra- and postoperatively. Due to the actual ESCRS study for intracameral antibiotics, the current discussion focusses almost exclusively on drug-related causes. Therefore, in this paper the surgical priority is pointed out without neglecting the drug-related causes. The construction of the tunnel must be water-tight even under pressure from outside to avoid a postoperative hypotony. In cases of doubt the tunnel should be sutured.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg. augenklinik@ovgu.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Behrens-Baumann
mesh_terms: D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques