Comparing the Effects of Normal Saline and 0.05 Betadine on Bacterial Culture Results Obtained from Conjunctiva before and After Irrigation during Cataract Surgery

Authors

  • Mohammad Reza Ansari
  • Farid Daneshgar
  • Hamid Ariaietabar
  • Mahmoud Mobalegi
  • Hamid Madani
  • Behroz Naiimie

Keywords:

Betadine, Cataract, Endophthalmitis.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the effects of normal saline and 0.05 betadine on bacterial cultures obtained from eye conjunctiva before and after irrigation during cataract surgery.
Methodology: It was a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) in patients with cataract. Culture samples were obtained from the inferior fornix prior to periocular prep and after preparation. Subsequently, inside the eyes and fornices were irrigated with 10 cc normal saline or 4 cc 5% betadine for 3 minutes. Once the data were fed into SPSS software, they were analyzed using ?2, Fisher

Published

2011-12-10

How to Cite

Ansari, M. R., Daneshgar, F., Ariaietabar, H., Mobalegi, M., Madani, H., & Naiimie, B. (2011). Comparing the Effects of Normal Saline and 0.05 Betadine on Bacterial Culture Results Obtained from Conjunctiva before and After Irrigation during Cataract Surgery. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(5). Retrieved from https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/17250

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 5 (2011): October - December 2011 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles