The Effect of Bupivacaine on the Efficacy of Antibiotic Coating on Penile Implants in Preventing Infection

Background: In an effort to reduce dependence on opioids following inflatable penile prosthesis placement, intra-operative soaking of the implant in Bupivacaine (BUP) has been proposed as part of a multimodal approach to pain control. However, no study has shown if the addition of BUP affects the an...

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Main Authors: Soum D. Lokeshwar, BS, Laura Horodyski, MD, Sarrah S. Lahorewala, DDS, Daley S. Morera, BS, Himanshu Arora, PhD, Bruce Kava, MD, Ranjith Ramasamy, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Sexual Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116119300662