MP43-14 COMPARISON BETWEEN QUINOLONES AND OTHER ANTIBIOTICS IN PREVENTING INFECTIVE COMPLICATIONS IN TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:Sepsis is one of the most feared complications of prostate biopsy: it’s incidence is 1-3%. Prevention of infection after biopsy procedure consists in prophylactic antibio...

Prognostic role in common clinical practice of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in unselected bladder cancer

Sexual dysfunction in dialytic patients. A prospective cross-sectional observational study in two hemodialysis centers

Objectives: Incidence and prevalence of patients in dialytic therapy increased considerably in recent years. The onset of new issues, once overshadowed, linked to a lower quality of life like sexual dysfunction became increasingly common. The first study in this area, dating back to the 1970s, shows the high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among patients in dialytic therapy of both sexes. Later studies proved an association of sexual dysfunction with psyche disorders, anxiety, depression and lack of self-confidence. The aim of this study is to describe the incidence of male and female sexual main dysfunctions, the latter not least in literature, in patients in hemodialytic therapy. With th…

The potential role of COVID-19 hygienic measures in reducing infective complications during hospitalization