Antibiotics are not necessary during routine cystoscopic stent removal: A randomized controlled trial at UC San Diego

Antibiotics are not necessary during routine cystoscopic stent removal: A randomized controlled trial at UC San Diego

Introduction: Current American Urological Association (AUA) Best Practice Statement recommends antibiotic prophylaxis for cystoscopy with manipulation, including stent removal; although no Level 1b trials explicitly address prophylaxis for stent removal. We sought to determine the efficacy of prophy...

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Main Authors: Aaron W Bradshaw, Mark Pe, Seth K Bechis, Thomas Dipina, Paul Zupkas, Joel E Abbott, Dimitri Papagiannopoulos, Kaitlan D Cobb, Roger L Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
Subjects:
antibiotic
cystoscopy
prophylaxis
randomized controlled trial
ureteral stent
Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2020;volume=12;issue=4;spage=373;epage=378;aulast=Bradshaw

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