Change in Nationwide Incidence of Post-Cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis: Korean Cohort Study from 2002 to 2013 |
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| Authors: | Baek-Lok Oh Jeong Seok Lee Hee Young Lee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea!["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6007-5176;2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Southhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8261-7044;3. Center for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea |
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Purpose: To investigate the change in nationwide incidence of endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in Korea from 2002 to 2013.Methods: From a national sample cohort (n = 1 025 340), cases of postoperative endophthalmitis between 2002 and 2013 were identified.Results: From 70,719 cases of cataract surgery, 49 incidents of endophthalmitis were reported, yielding an incidence of 0.069% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.051–0.092%). Overall, the endophthalmitis incidence decreased from 0.103% in 2002–2005 to 0.045% in 2010–2013, corresponding to an annually decreasing time-trend (0.902, 95% CI, 0.827–0.984). In diabetic patients, however, the incidence was 0.128% and did not change (time trend, 1.015; 95% CI, 0.828–1.245).Conclusions: This study revealed the incidence of endophthalmitis decreased during a 12-year period, but remained constant in diabetic patients. |
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| Keywords: | Cataract surgery diabetes mellitus endophthalmitis national health insurance service trend analysis |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6007-5176;2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea South