Long-Term Effect of Silicone Oil Tamponade for Postoperative and Posttraumatic Bacterial Endophthalmitis
Table 4
Factor associated with final visual acuity.
Factor
Final visual acuity
value
Better than 20/200 (%)
Worse than 20/200 (%)
Age, years
0.300
Median, range
66, 25–86
60.5, 3–92
Gender
Male
14 (36.8%)
24 (63.2%)
0.445
Female
9 (47.4%)
10 (52.6%)
Time from sign to surgery
0.032
18 (78.3%)
5 (21.7%)
>48 h
17 (50.0%)
17 (50.0%)
Vitrectomy instrument
0.344
20-G
12 (35.3%)
22 (64.7%)
23-G
11 (47.8%)
12 (52.2%)
Initial BCVA
0.007
>Hand motion
8 (88.9%)
1 (11.1%)
≤Hand motion
17 (35.4%)
31 (64.6%)
Removal of lens and capsule
0.783
Yes
12 (38.7%)
19 (61.3%)
No
11 (42.3%)
15 (57.7%)
Additional surgery after initial vitrectomy
0.006
Yes
1 (7.7%)
12 (92.3%)
No
22 (50.0%)
22 (50.0%)
Growth of culture
0.629
Positive
13 (43.3%)
17 (56.7%)
Negative
10 (37.0%)
17 (63.0%)
Microorganism
0.014
Staphylococcus species
7 (63.6%)
4 (36.4%)
Streptococcus species
5 (55.6%)
4 (44.4%)
Enterococcus faecalis
1 (12.5%)
7 (87.5%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
0 (0.0%)
2 (100.0%)
Data expressed as median and range and compared by the Mann–Whitney test; data expressed as count and percentage and tested by the chi-square test; data expressed as count and percentage and tested by Fisher’s exact test; data expressed as count and percentage and tested by linear-by-linear association.
