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Article types	Original article
Language	English
Refereed paper	Refereed
Title	A nationwide surveillance of surgical site infection after mid-urethral slings in Japan.
Journal	Formal name：Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Abbreviation：J Infect Chemother ISSN code：143777801341321X
Domestic / Foregin	Domestic
Volume, Number, Page	25(7),pp.567-70
Papers・Author	Kamei Jun, Yazawa Satoshi, Yamamoto Shingo, Kaburaki Naoto, Takahashi Satoru, Takeyama Masami, Koyama Masayasu, Arakawa Soichi, Kiyota Hiroshi
Publication date	2019/07
Papers・Description	We performed a questionnaire-based, retrospective, nationwide survey on perioperative management and antimicrobial prophylaxis for mid-urethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence in Japan to realize the clinical practice and risk factors for SSI. Records of women receiving transobturator tape (TOT) and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgeries from 2010 to 2012 were obtained from hospitals belonging to the Japanese Society of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. The questionnaire addressed hospital volume, perioperative management, and SSI. Risk factors for SSI were investigated by comparing cases with and without SSI. The data from 97 hospitals and a total 1627 TOT and 1045 TVT surgeries were analyzed. Mean case volumes of TOT and TVT surgeries were 7.3 ± 14.9 and 7.1 ± 17.8 cases per year, respectively. ...
DOI	10.1016/j.jiac.2019.03.024
PMID	31005565