Case Control Analyses of Acute Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in South India Associated with Technique, Patient Care, and Socioeconomic Status

Table 2

The incidence of endophthalmitis following cataract surgery.

Patient group		Inpatient	Ambulatory	Total	Fisher exact test
All patients	Total patients	20,039	26,056	46,095	0.054
	Incidence (%)	19 (0.095)	43 (0.165)	62 (0.135)
Paying patients	Total patients	10,560	13,167	23,727	0.351
	Incidence	10 (0.095)	19 (0.144)	29 (0.122)
Nonpaying patients	Total patients	9,479	12,889	22,368	0.111
	Incidence	9 (0.095)	24 (0.186)	33 (0.148)