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Needle and suture contamination in strabismus surgery

Şaşılık cerrahisinde iğne ve sütür kontaminasyonu

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Needles and sutures with high contamination could potentially cause postoperative intraocular infection.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To evaluate the level of bacterial contamination of needles and sutures used in strabismus surgery.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: Strabismus surgery was performed on 30 eyes of 20 patients in our clinic between January 2004 and June 2004.
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Conclusion & Impact:Needles and sutures with high contamination could potentially cause postoperative intraocular infection.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2004 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Oftalmolojik cerrahi işlemler · Donanım kontaminasyonu · İğneler

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Objective: To evaluate the level of bacterial contamination of needles and sutures used in strabismus surgery. Material and Methods: Strabismus surgery was performed on 30 eyes of 20 patients in our clinic between January 2004 and June 2004. Preoperative site preparation included installation of 5% povidine-iodine in the conjunctival fornices in all cases. A total of 60 needles and 60 sutures were cultured immediately after final scleral passage. Results: Ten of the 20 cases (50%) produced at least one positive specimen. 8.3% of the needles and 15% of the sutures were culture positive. In all culture positive specimens 40% of the needles and 55% of the sutures produced 3 or less colony forming units (CFU). 4-6 CFU in 20% of needles and 11% of sutures, 7 or more CFU in 40% of needles and 34% of sutures were demonstrated accordance with dilution scheme. Coagulase-negative staphylococci were overwhelmingly predominated. Conclusion: The amount of bacterial contamination is usually below the level known to produce endophthalmitis in strabismus surgery. Needles and sutures used in strabismus surgery can become contaminated during surgery despite povidine-iodine usage. Needles and sutures with high contamination could potentially cause postoperative intraocular infection.

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Amaç:Şaşılık cerrahisinde kullanılan iğne ve sütürlerin ameliyat bitimindeki bakteriyel kontaminasyon miktarını belirlemek. Gereç ve Yöntem: Ocak 2004-Haziran 2004 tarihleri arasında Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Göz Kliniği’nde 20 hastanı n 30 gözüne şaşılık cerrahisi uygulandı. Tüm olgularda konjunktival forniks %5 povidon iyot solüsyonu ile preoperatif olarak yıkandı. Toplam 60 iğne ve 60 sütür skleradan geçirildikten sonra hemen kültüre edildi. Bulgular: 20 hastanın 10’unda (%50) kültürde üreme oldu. İğnelerin %8.3’ünde ve sütürlerin %15’inde kültür pozitif idi. Bütün kültür pozitif örneklerde, dilüsyon şemasına göre iğnelerin %40’ında ve sütürlerin %55’inde 3 ve daha az sayıda koloni ürerken, iğnelerin %20‘si ve sütürlerin %11’inde 4-6 koloni, iğnelerin %40’ında ve sütürlerin %33.3’ünde 7 ve daha fazla sayıda koloni üremesi saptandı. Üreyen bakterilerden koagulaz negatif stafilokoklar çoğunlukta idi. Sonuç: fiaşılık cerrahisinde genellikle bakteriyel kontaminasyon miktarı endoftalmiye sebep olabilecek düzeyden daha düşüktür. fiaşılık cerrahisinde kullanılan iğne ve sütürler preoperatif povidon iyot kullanımına rağmen kontamine olabilirler ve yüksek oranda kontamine olmuş iğne ve sütürler postoperatif intraokuler enfeksiyona sebep olabilirler.

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TUĞCU, B., ÖRDEKÇİ, S., HELVACIOĞLU, F., TERZİ, N., ŞENCAN, S. (2007). Needle and suture contamination in strabismus surgery. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 1, 19–22. https://ajindex.com/articles/131594

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