The rate of toxic anterior segment syndrome has steadily decreased during the fourth quarter of 2016, according to ASC Quality Collaboration data.
Here are four notes on the rate of toxic anterior segment syndrome in ASCs over the past four quarters:
Q4 2016: 0.24 percent
Q3 2016: 0.3 percent
Q2 2016: 1.01 percent
Q1 2016: 0.25 percent
*The aforementioned data represents 93,269 anterior segment syndrome surgery patients at 410 facilities between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2016