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18852708

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
The American Urological Association has published guidelines for the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the prevention of surgical site infection. The guidelines recommend that antimicrobial prophylaxis is required for most urologic operations, including transurethral endoscopic, open and laparoscopic procedures. By contrast, the guidelines published by the European Association of Urology recommend that no procedures require antimicrobial prophylaxis, except surgery that involves the use of bowel segments. The main reason for these differences is that both guidelines are largely based on data from general surgery, because few well-controlled, randomized studies of urologic surgery have been reported. Controversies have arisen because of differing views regarding the applicability of evidence from general to urologic surgery. Particularly controversial are the guidelines for clean-contaminated procedures, such as entering the urinary tract and using bowel segments. This commentary discusses the practical application of these new guidelines by considering previously published recommendations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1743-4289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
588-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Controversies in antimicrobial prophylaxis for urologic surgery: more up-to-date evidence is needed.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. shingoy@hyo-med.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review