Reduced Risk of Sepsis after Prostate Biopsy Using a Cephalosporin-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Regimen and Isopropyl Alcohol Needle Washing.

Objective: To compare 3 prophylactic regimens to assess their impact on postbiopsy sepsis incidence.

Methods: Data were reviewed for 829 consecutive patients who underwent prostate biopsy in a community practice setting between January 2013 and October 2017. Group 1 patients received ciprofloxacin 500 mg two times a day orally for 4 days starting the day prior to biopsy and gentamicin 80 mg intramuscularly 20 minutes prior to biopsy.

Outcomes and Complications of Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy in a Community Hospital Setting.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes for 144 robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies (RALPs) conducted upon introduction of a robotic surgery program in a community hospital.

Methods: Patient data were reviewed for 144 patients who underwent RALP from January 2013 to February 2015. Complications and oncologic and functional outcomes were assessed.