The Effect of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post-Operative Infection in Patients Undergone Flexible Cystos-copy
Urology Journal,
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2017),
23 May 2017
,
Page 3050-3053
https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v14i3.3736
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis is required in this outpatient procedure.Materials and Methods: A non-randomised, prospective observational study that included 184 patients subjected to flexible cystoscopy divided into three groups: - Group 1:60 patients with prophylaxis of 500 mg of ciprofloxacin;- Group 2:62 patients with prophylaxis of 3 g of phosphomycin; and Group 3:62 without antibiotic prophylaxis. Prior to inclusion in the study, absence of infection was checked by means of a urine culture obtained 7 days before the procedure. An analysis was made of urinary infection after 7 days, the cystoscopy indications and its diagnosis, the presence of comorbidities, and the urinary symptoms during the following 7 days.
Results: The mean age of the patients in Group 1 was 65.3 (SD: 12.5) years, 66.7 (10.8) years in Group 2, and 66.9 (10.8) years in Group 3 (P = .7). Bacteriuria was present in 15% of the patients in Group 1, compared to 22.6% in Group 2, and 12.9% in Group 3, with the differences not statistically significant. In multivariate analysis, it was observed that there was no association with the appearance of bacteriuria between the groups for age (P = .8), diabetes (P = .2), smoking (P = .4), lower urinary tract symptoms (P = .7), or immunosuppression (P = .6).
Conclusion: The use of ciprofloxacin or phosphomycin as prophylaxis does not appear to be indicated in flexible cystoscopy in our health area.
How to Cite
Arrabal-Polo, M. A., Cano-García, M. del C., Arrabal-Martín, M., & Merino-Salas, S. (2017). The Effect of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post-Operative Infection in Patients Undergone Flexible Cystos-copy. Urology Journal, 14(3), 3050–3053. https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v14i3.3736
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