WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Authors noted a 1% infection rate in first line IPP placement and a 3.8% in revisions. Of the 11 surgeons, only 2 shared the same irrigating protocol. There was no relationship between the irrigation rate and incidence of infections.
Presented by A. Bella, et al. at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting - May 14 - 19, 2011 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC USA
Reported for UroToday by Pamela Ellsworth, MD, Associate Professor of Urology/Surgery and Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
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