title: Role of antibiotic prophylaxis in retropubic surgery for stress urinary incontinence.
abstract: The effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotics was studied prospectively in 26 women undergoing retropubic urethropexy for genuine stress incontinence. Each of the 14 patients in the antibiotic prophylaxis group received three 1-g doses of intravenous cefazolin administered before, during, and 6-8 hours after surgery. Twelve women served as a control group and did not receive prophylactic antibiotics. Postoperative febrile morbidity and hospital stay were significantly less (P less than .01 and P less than .05, respectively) in patients who received prophylactic antibiotics.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor/University of California, Los Angeles.
authors: N N
authors: NN
authors: Bhatia
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Karram
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bergman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002437:Cefazolin