Is it necessary to shave the pubic and genital regions of patients undergoing endoscopic urological surgery?
To determine whether postoperative urinary infections were related to shaving before undergoing endoscopic urological surgery, 90 patients were randomly assigned to shaving or not shaving. Urinary cultures revealed infection in 10 patients. Half of them had been shaved, suggesting that this practice does not affect the incidence of urinary infections.
Menéndez
Violeta
V
Department of Urology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain.
Galán
Juan Antonio
JA
Elia
Matilde
M
Collado
Argimiro
A
Lloréns
Francisco
F
Fernández
Carlos
C
García-López
Francisco
F
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000382:microbiology; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D006204:Hair Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination