Intensive care unit time and prolonged enucleation to processing interval are associated with donor cornea contamination.

Isabella Funfas Bandeira MedinaAna Paula Miyagusko Taba OguidoMariana Ragassi Urbano Antônio Marcelo Barbante Casella

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2020)

Patients staying at the intensive care unit 4 days or longer showed increased risk of corneal contamination. This is an important result to consider further indication for cornea donation.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
risk assessment
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
drinking water
health risk
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
heavy metals