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Wound Infection Following Vasectomy
Author(s) -
RANDALL P. E.,
GANGULI L.,
MARCUSON R. W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb03371.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vasectomy , surgery , shower , hematoma , wound infection , prospective cohort study , skin flora , population , family planning , research methodology , physics , environmental health , nozzle , thermodynamics
Summary— Ninety‐four patients undergoing vasectomy as day cases were studied prospectively. An overall infection rate of 32.9% was recorded and, apart from haematoma formation and the nasal carriage of organisms, no factors were found that increased the risk of infection. A pre‐operative hibiscrub shower did not affect the infection rate, even though it was responsible for a significant reduction in skin flora. This raises the possibility of infection following vasectomy being secondary, not occurring at the time of surgery.