The Microbiological Profile of Bicanalicular Silicone Tubes Placed During External Dacryocystorhinostomy

Ozcan G., Hosal B. M., GERÇEKER D.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.212-217, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.47639
  • Dergi Adı: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.212-217
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bicanalicular silicone tube, external dacryocystorhinostomy, microbiology, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, MICROBIAL-GROWTH, INTUBATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To identify microbiological growth on bicanalicular silicone tubes (BST) placed during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery and to analyze the association between culture results and surgical outcomes and BST removal time.