Differences in the incidence of aflibercept-related sterile endophthalmitis according to types of disposable syringes used
- Authors
- Kim, Minjeong; Kim, Jee Taek
- Issue Date
- Apr-2022
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Aflibercept; Intravitreal injection; Sterile endophthalmitis; Silicone oil
- Citation
- GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, v.260, no.4, pp 1139 - 1145
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Volume
- 260
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 1139
- End Page
- 1145
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/54600
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00417-021-05454-z
- ISSN
- 0721-832X
1435-702X
- Abstract
- Purpose To evaluate the difference between the incidences of sterile endophthalmitis after administration of intravitreal aflibercept injection using two different types of syringes. Methods We administered a total of 498 intravitreal aflibercept injections between September 2017 and August 2021. The disposable syringe used was changed from a 1-mL disposable syringe (Profi syringe, Shinchang Medical., Ltd. Korea) to a 1-mL Becton Dickenson Luer-Lok syringe (BD, Franklin, NJ, USA) in September 2019. Thus, the patients who received injections before and after September 1, 2019, were classified into group 1 and group 2, respectively. The incidence of aflibercept-related sterile endophthalmitis between the two groups was compared. Results In group 1, six (2.791%) out of 215 cases were diagnosed with sterile endophthalmitis and prescribed topical or oral steroids. In group 2, one (0.353%) out of 283 cases was diagnosed with sterile endophthalmitis and prescribed a steroid eye drop. The incidence of sterile endophthalmitis was significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.046). Conclusion The BD Luer-Lok syringe is associated with a lower incidence of aflibercept-related sterile endophthalmitis than the conventional polypropylene syringe. Differences in immunogenicity associated with silicone oil lubricants within the syringes might be one of the potential reasons behind the difference in the incidence of the sterile endophthalmitis.
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