Table 3 Management of endophthalmitis cases among the different groups (n = 202). The majority of patients underwent PPV except in the endogenous and keratitis groups where management was mostly medical. Keratitis-induced endophthalmitis was associated with the highest rates of primary evisceration and enucleation
From: Infectious endophthalmitis at a Philippine tertiary hospital: a ten-year retrospective study
Management | Post-traumatic (n = 113) | Endogenous (n = 29) | Acute PO (n = 21) | Chronic PO (n = 11) | Keratitis (n = 14) | Bleb (n = 8) | Suture (n = 6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pars plana vitrectomy +/− other procedures | 77.0% | 20.7% | 71.4% | 54.5% | 21.4% | 75.0% | 66.7% |
Intravitreal and other antibiotics only | 7.96% | 69.0% | 19.0% | 36.4% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% |
Primary Evisceration or enucleation | 12.4% | 10.3% | 0% | 0% | 28.6% | 0% | 16.7% |