Open AccessMortality risk associated with endophthalmitis in West Virginia
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Desilets,
Chang Sup Lee,
Wei Fang,
David M. Hinkle
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ophtalmology/international ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1573-2630
pISSN - 0165-5701
DOI - 10.1007/s10792-021-01849-3
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , endophthalmitis , proportional hazards model , national death index , demography , population , concomitant , surgery , environmental health , confidence interval , sociology
To explore how endophthalmitis presented from 2009 to 2019 in a West Virginia population particularly affected by the national opioid crisis. The analysis explores the relationship between the type of endophthalmitis and mortality, accounting for factors including age, gender, type of organism, and intravenous drug use (IVDU).