Dr. Prunty discusses antibiotic administration for radical cystectomy
"It is safe to give 24 hours or less of antibiotics for radical cystectomy. It does not decrease your infectious complications to have extended duration antibiotics," says Megan Prunty, MD.
In the following interview, Megan Prunty, MD, discusses her recent study, “National adherence to guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients undergoing radical cystectomy”. Prunty is a urology resident at University Hospitals through the Case Western University Urology Institute in Cleveland, Ohio.
Speaking of Urology Podcast: Dr. Ritch and Dr. Katz discuss new bladder cancer management app
December 7th 2021“It's not a replacement for clinical judgment, obviously. But at the end of the day, the idea is that it shows you what your next steps are based on what the American Urological Association and [Society of Urologic Oncology] guidelines are for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS.
Nadofaragene firadenovec shows durable efficacy in NMIBC
April 8th 2024"In this follow-up analysis of the phase 3 study, we demonstrated a sustained response to Adstiladrin treatment over 3 years, allowing more than half of the patients in the study to remain cystectomy free for at least 36 months,” says Colin P.N. Dinney, MD.
