Importance Of Nursing Education In The Prevalence Of Postoperative Endophthalmitis.

Published 2022 - 40th Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PPE28.02 | Type: ESONT - Abstract | DOI: 10.82333/p70j-ne77

Authors: Nodira Nurullaeva ¹ , Rasul Karimov ² , Ulugbek Rasul Karimov*

¹microsurgery,Guliston koz,Gulistan,Uzbekistan, ²Microsurgery,Sirdarya ophthalmic hospital,Gulistan,Uzbekistan

Purpose

To compare the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis before and after nurses training.

Setting/Venue

Observation of patient undergoing cataract surgery in Sirdarya regional ophthalmic hospital. Gulistan. Uzbekistan.

Methods

Retrospective evaluation of endophthalmitis rate before and after the introduction of a nurse education system. The average number of Cataract surgeries 8450 period before trainings (2007 - 2013) and 9120 surgeries training period (2014 - 2019).

Results

The overall incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis in first period was 17 (0.201%). After the introduction of regular trainings among nurses, the incidence of endophthalmitis decreased to 9 (0.09%).

Conclusions

Advanced training and constant monitoring of nurses' knowledge leads to a decrease in postoperative infectious complications.