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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Infectious Disease Prevention
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Post-operative urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant complication following radical prostatectomy.
  • Existing guidelines recommend pre-operative urine cultures and antibiotic prophylaxis (AP), but their efficacy is debated.
  • UTIs increase hospital stays, costs, and negatively impact patient quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-operative urine cultures and AP in reducing post-operative UTIs after radical prostatectomy.
  • To identify predictors of post-operative UTIs in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-center prospective cohort study involving 467 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.
  • Data collected on pre-operative factors, post-operative outcomes, and UTI occurrence.
  • Statistical analysis included uni-variable and multi-variable logistic regressions and ROC curve analysis.

Main Results:

  • Post-operative UTIs occurred in 30 patients.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and post-operative catheterization duration were independent predictors of UTIs.
  • Neither pre-operative urine cultures nor AP significantly reduced UTI incidence; catheter duration >7 days predicted higher risk (AUC=0.789).

Conclusions:

  • Pre-operative urine cultures and AP are not effective in preventing UTIs post-radical prostatectomy.
  • Optimized infection prevention strategies are needed, focusing on factors like catheterization duration.
  • Routine pre-operative urine cultures may lack clinical utility; ASA score and catheter duration are key predictors.