Prospective assessment of the efficacy of the EAU guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial acquired infections after genitourinary surgery in a district hospital.

Objectives: To evaluate incidence and risk factors for nosocomial acquired infections in an urology ward after the application of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for surgical prophylaxis after genitourinary surgery in a district hospital.

Methods: A three-month survey was performed according with the definitions and methods of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. The study was conducted at the Urology Unit of a district hospital of about 800 care beds.

Conservative treatment of high grade superficial bladder tumours.

Aim Of The Study: To review our previous experience in the treatment of high grade superficial bladder tumour.

Material And Methods: Data from 71 consecutive patients (12 women and 59 men) with high grade (G3) superficial (Ta-T1) bladder tumour were considered. After endoscopic treatment 31 patients received intravesical immunotherapy with Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), 14 patients were treated with a combined scheme of intravesical chemotherapy and immunotherapy and respectively 3 patients and one patient with intravesical chemotherapy with mitomycin (MMC) or epirubicin (EPI) alone.