Table 1. Incidence of post-operative endophthalmitis after vitreous surgery using 20G Vs MIVS vitrectomy.
| Type | Overall Group (n = 111876) |
20 G Surgeries (n = 70585) |
MIVS Surgeries (n = 41291) |
p | OR | 95% C.I | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Incidence | Number | Incidence | Number | Incidence | ||||
| Endophthalmitis | 45 | 0.040% | 40 | 0.057% | 5 | 0.012% | <0.001* | 4.68 | 1.85–11.86 |
| Culture Positive Endophthalmtis | 24 | 0.021% | 22 | 0.031% | 2 | 0.005% | 0.004* | 6.44 | 1.51–27.37 |
| Culture Negative Endophthalmtis | 21 | 0.019% | 18 | 0.025% | 3 | 0.007% | 0.032* | 3.51 | 1.03–11.92 |
*p is statistically significant;
C.I: Confidence interval, OR: Odds ratio for endophthalmitis in 20G