TY - JOUR
T1 - Best practices for infection prevention in penile prosthesis surgery
AU - Best, Jordan C.
AU - Clavijo, Raul I.
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we synthesize the most current data on strategies for the prevention and reduction of infections in men undergoing penile prosthesis surgery. We highlight important strategies for preventing infections along every step from patient selection, to the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative states. RECENT FINDINGS: Over the last decade, significant advances have been made to help minimize penile implant infections, with the most impactful likely being the introduction of antibiotic coated penile implants. Although this has led to infection rates lower than 0.5% being reported in some series, it appears that more virulent organisms are causing a larger share of infections. SUMMARY: The change in the microbiology and persistent occurrence of penile implant infections challenges us to develop strategies to target these organisms by using novel antibiotic mixes for irrigation, dips and implant coatings. Equally important is the continual search to identify patient risk factors for the development of infections and the further optimization of the use of oral and intravenous antibiotics. It is likely we will find inspiration by looking at nonurological surgical specialties where implantation of permanent devices is routine.
AB - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we synthesize the most current data on strategies for the prevention and reduction of infections in men undergoing penile prosthesis surgery. We highlight important strategies for preventing infections along every step from patient selection, to the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative states. RECENT FINDINGS: Over the last decade, significant advances have been made to help minimize penile implant infections, with the most impactful likely being the introduction of antibiotic coated penile implants. Although this has led to infection rates lower than 0.5% being reported in some series, it appears that more virulent organisms are causing a larger share of infections. SUMMARY: The change in the microbiology and persistent occurrence of penile implant infections challenges us to develop strategies to target these organisms by using novel antibiotic mixes for irrigation, dips and implant coatings. Equally important is the continual search to identify patient risk factors for the development of infections and the further optimization of the use of oral and intravenous antibiotics. It is likely we will find inspiration by looking at nonurological surgical specialties where implantation of permanent devices is routine.
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U2 - 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000744
DO - 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000744
M3 - Article
C2 - 32168195
AN - SCOPUS:85082779718
VL - 30
SP - 302
EP - 308
JO - Current Opinion in Urology
JF - Current Opinion in Urology
SN - 0963-0643
IS - 3
ER -