Are high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and laminar air flow necessary in operating rooms to control acute post-operative endophthalmitis?

Are high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and laminar air flow necessary in operating rooms to control acute post-operative endophthalmitis?

Purpose: To compare the five-year incidence of acute post-operative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery, between centers with and without laminar air flow and high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters in operating rooms. Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records of patients oper...

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Main Authors: Shalinder Sabherwal, Deepali Chaku, Umang Mathur, Virender S Sangwan, Atanu Majumdar, Arpan Gandhi, Suneeta Dubey, Ishaana Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
cataract surgery
endophthalmitis
high energy particulate air filter
laminar airflow
resource crunch settings
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=6;spage=1120;epage=1125;aulast=Sabherwal

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