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43º CONGRESS OF THE BRAZILIAN RETINA AND VITREOUS SOCIETY

43º CONGRESS OF THE BRAZILIAN RETINA AND VITREOUS SOCIETY

RECANTO CATARATAS - FOZ DO IGUAÇU /PR | 11 a 14 de APRIL de 2018

Abstract General Information


Title

ACUTE POST-OPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS: ETIOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS

Abstracts

Endophthalmitis is the most feared post-operative complication in ophthalmology. This educative video simplifies its diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, emphasizing collection through vitrectomy. Pediatric blood culture bottle allows easy inoculation, room ambient storage and presents low risk of contamination. Moreover, it improves positivity and reduces time in identifying causative agents. Regarding this, we expect more ophthalmologists can perform an initial proper approach in such cases.

Area

VIDEO

Institutions

University of Sao Paulo - São Paulo - Brasil

Authors

Gustavo Sakuno, Bruno Fortaleza de Aquino Ferreira, Yoshitaka Nakashima, Tatiana Tanaka