Incidence and Impact of Reported Infectious Endophthalmitis Events Following Cataract Surgery in Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Infectious endophthalmitis is a severe eye infection that can occur following cataract surgery. In this study, we sought to explore post-cataract infectious endophthalmitis events reported by ambulatory sur-gery centers (ASCs) in Pennsylvania. We queried the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting Sys...

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Main Authors: Lynette Hathaway, Shawn Kepner, Rebecca Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Patient Safety Authority 2019-12-01
Series:Patient Safety
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33940/infection/2019.12.3