Utility of Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Hypospadias Repair: Results From National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric Registry
Preoperative antibiotics correlated with decreased wound complications in longer procedures. Owing to the overall very low incidence of postoperative complications, clinicians should consider omitting preoperative antibiotics in hypospadias repairs, particularly in lower-risk patients.
Authors
- Michael F. Basin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2905-0824)
- Maithili Gopalakrishnan
- Matthew D. Mason
- Anthony J. Tracey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6745-3280)
- Jeffrey Villanueva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0479-3007)
- Ahmed Souid
- Nicole Ackerman
Institutions
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ju.0000000000004558
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.35