Prevention of Wound Infection Following Vasectomy
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Urology
- Vol. 57 (2) , 227-229
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb06430.x
Abstract
Summary— A prospective study on 90 patients undergoing vasectomy as day cases is reported. The use of a chlorhexidine gluconate bath or shower on day 1 and day 2 post-operatively reduced the wound infection rate from 37.8 to 6.7%. It is suggested, therefore, that this technique is an economical and successful way of reducing the incidence of infection in these patients.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Wound Infection Following VasectomyBritish Journal of Urology, 1983
- Total body bathing with ‘Hibiscrub’ (chlorhexidine) in surgical patients: a controlled trialJournal of Hospital Infection, 1983
- A comparison of pre-operative bathing with chlorhexidine-detergent and non-medicated soap in the prevention of wound infectionJournal of Hospital Infection, 1983
- Vasectomy: Etiology of Infectious ComplicationsFertility and Sterility, 1980
- One Thousand VasectomiesBMJ, 1973
- Morbidity Associated With VasectomyJournal of Urology, 1973
- Scrotal gangrene after male sterilization.BMJ, 1971