Table 6 Timing of Treatment in Included Studies
From: Post-traumatic endophthalmitis prophylaxis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) | Variable(s) | Endophthalmitis | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Al-Mezaine et al. 2010 [9] | Interval between trauma and presentation ≤ 24 h (n = 555) | 7 (1.26%) | 0.008* |
Interval between trauma and presentation > 24 h (n = 74) | 5 (6.76%) | ||
Andreoli et al. 2009 [10] | Time from injury to presentation ≤ 5 h (n = 229) | 4 (1.75%) | 0.19 |
Time from injury to presentation > 5 h (n = 229) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
Time from injury to surgical repair ≤ 12 h (n = 229) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.65 | |
Time from injury to surgical repair > 12 h (n = 229) | 4 (1.4%) | ||
Huang et al. 2016 [14] | Time from injury to presentation > 48 h (n = 15) | 4 (26.7%) | 0.0002* |
Time from injury to presentation < 48 h (n = 207) | 1 (0.483%) | ||
Time from injury to globe repair > 48 h (n = 17) | 4 (23.5%) | 0.0003* | |
Time from injury to globe repair < 48 h (n = 205) | 1 (0.488%) |