%0 Journal Article
%T Is Full Scrubbing Necessary Before Short Endourological Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Post-Operative Infection? A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.
%A Al-Zubi M
%A Halalsheh O
%A Al Azab R
%A Alqudah RO
%A Alnajadat N
%A Muhanna SIJ
%A Al-Shami K
%A Al-Shami M
%A Aladaileh MA
%A Bani-Hani M
%J Surg Infect (Larchmt)
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Jul 3
%M 38959162
%F 1.853
%R 10.1089/sur.2024.045
%X Background: Endoscopic surgery is now increasingly taking the place of open surgery in urology. Traditionally, endourological procedures are classified as clean-contaminated because the genitourinary tract is colonized by micro-flora, even in the case of sterile urine. The aim of this study was to determine whether a difference occurs in the infection rate after short endourological procedures using standard scrubbing and partial scrubbing techniques before the operations. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 397 patients who underwent a short endourological procedure, with all procedure durations lasting <30 min. Patients were divided into a first group who underwent operations using a full-scrub technique and a second group who underwent operations using a partial-scrub technique. All patients were followed up for the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Both groups were compared for age, gender, and post-operative development of UTIs. Values of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 397 patients, 200 and 197 underwent their procedures using the full-scrub and partial-scrub techniques, respectively. Females and males accounted for 142 (35.8%) and 255 (64.2%) patients, respectively. Only 18 (4.5%) patients developed documented UTIs and antibiotics were prescribed. Of the 18 patients diagnosed with post-operative UTIs, 10 (55.5%) had undergone partial-scrub operations and 8 (45.5%) had undergone full-scrub operations (p = 0.638). Conclusion: Our findings did not indicate any significant relationship between the risk of developing UTI after a short endourological procedure and the scrub technique used before the operation (partial or full scrub).