Re: Bag et al.: One week of nitrofurantoin before percutaneous nephrolithotomy significantly reduces upper tract infection and urosepsis: a prospective Controlled Study (Urology 2010;77:45-49)

Feng, Yih Chai and Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli and Jiffre, Din and Hamid, Ghazali (2011) Re: Bag et al.: One week of nitrofurantoin before percutaneous nephrolithotomy significantly reduces upper tract infection and urosepsis: a prospective Controlled Study (Urology 2010;77:45-49). Urology, 77 (2). p. 512. ISSN 0090-4295

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of nitrofurantoin (NFT) prophylaxis in a prospective randomized control study. Urosepsis is an important complication after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). Risk increases by around 4 times with larger stones and hydronephrosis (HDN). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients with stones ≥2.5 cm and/or HDN and sterile urine undergoing PNL were randomized into 2 groups. Standard perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis was the same in both groups. One group received sustained-released NFT 100 mg b.i.d. for 7 days preoperatively, and the other did not. Preoperative urine, intraoperative renal pelvic urine, and stone cultures were obtained. Postoperative occurrence of SIRS was considered urosepsis after excluding other causes. Serum samples were collected immediately after PNL and stored at -20°C. Serum endotoxin was estimated using Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate gelation technique (Sigma Aldrich, Saint Louis, Missouri). The operating surgeons and the microbiologist were blinded to the group distribution. RESULTS: Of 101 patients, 48 received nitrofurantoin prophylaxis. Both groups were comparable for age, gender, stone burden, degree of HDN, duration of operation, and intraoperative blood loss. There was significantly low positive pelvic urine culture (0% vs 9.8%, RR 4.95, P = .001), positive stone culture (8.3% vs 30.2%, RR 3.64, P = .001), endotoxemia (17.5% vs 41.9%, OR 0.22, P = .016), and systemic inflammatory response system (19% vs 49%, OR 0.31, P = .01) in patients receiving NFT prophylaxis. CONCLUSIONS: Prophylaxis with NFT for a week before PNL is beneficial in the prevention of urosepsis and endotoxemia in patients with larger stones and HDN. NFT covers most of the urinary isolates and is preferred in areas of fluoroquinolone resistance. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3752/21845
Uncontrolled Keywords:	week, nitrofurantoin, percutaneous
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine
Depositing User:	Sakinah Kamaludin
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2012 10:17
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2012 10:11
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/21845

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