Suture Contamination Rate in Adjustable Suture Strabismus Surgery

Summary

1. To establish the culture positivity rate in adjustable suture strabismus surgery 2. To identify bacterial species and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of microorganisms cultured from suture material 3. To compare suture contamination rates with techniques to reduce the suture contamination rate

Timeline

Start

2015-07

Primary completion

2016-01

Completion

2016-02

Publications

• Background Eustis HS, Rhodes A. Suture contamination in strabismus surgery. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2012 Jul-Aug;49(4):206-9. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20110920-01.
• Background Olitsky SE, Vilardo M, Awner S, Reynolds JD. Needle sterility during strabismus surgery. J AAPOS. 1998 Jun;2(3):151-2. doi: 10.1016/s1091-8531(98)90006-4.
• Background Carothers TS, Coats DK, McCreery KM, Rossman SN, Wilson P, Wu TG, Paysse EA. Quantification of incidental needle and suture contamination during strabismus surgery. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 2003;18(2):75-9.
• Background Apt L, Isenberg SJ, Yoshimori R, Chang A, Lam GC, Wachler B, Neumann D. The effect of povidone-iodine solution applied at the conclusion of ophthalmic surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 Jun;119(6):701-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72773-4.
• Rossetto JD, Suwannaraj S, Cavuoto KM, Spierer O, Miller D, McKeown CA, Capo H. Evaluation of Postoperative Povidone-Iodine in Adjustable Suture Strabismus Surgery to Reduce Suture Colonization: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Oct 1;134(10):1151-1155. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.2926.

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