TY - JOUR
T1 - Infection rates in outpatient eyelid surgery
AU - Lee, Edward W.
AU - Holtebeck, Aaron C.
AU - Harrison, Andrew R.
PY - 2009/3/1
Y1 - 2009/3/1
N2 - PURPOSE: The authors used the database of eyelid surgeries performed at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, MN, to help determine the infection rate in outpatient eyelid surgery. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the reported cases of infections after all eyelid surgeries performed between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2004 at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, MN. RESULTS: Of a total of 2,227 patients who underwent oculoplastic procedures, there was only one reported infection (0.04%). CONCLUSIONS: The infection rate in outpatient eyelid surgery is extremely low.
AB - PURPOSE: The authors used the database of eyelid surgeries performed at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, MN, to help determine the infection rate in outpatient eyelid surgery. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the reported cases of infections after all eyelid surgeries performed between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2004 at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, MN. RESULTS: Of a total of 2,227 patients who underwent oculoplastic procedures, there was only one reported infection (0.04%). CONCLUSIONS: The infection rate in outpatient eyelid surgery is extremely low.
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U2 - 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181994124
DO - 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181994124
M3 - Article
C2 - 19300151
AN - SCOPUS:67049114712
SN - 0740-9303
VL - 25
SP - 109
EP - 110
JO - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 2
ER -