Tips and tricks in the management of inflatable penile prosthesis infection: A review

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Figure 1. PRISMA flow chart outlines search process

Table 1. Checklist for preoperative antimicrobial management [14]

Preoperative	Urine culture
	Optimise haemoglobin A1c (≤7%)
2 days prior to surgery	Oral antibiotics
	Hibiclens® scrub twice a day
Day of surgery	Wash genitals with soapy water
	Antibiotics: gentamycin and vancomycin (second-generation cephalosporin)
	Remove hair with clippers
	Chlorhexidine scrub prep

Table 2. Possible treatment options for infected IPP

Reference	Technique	Year of publication	Study	Success rate, n/N (%)
Brant et al. [34]	Immediate salvage	1996	Retrospective	10/11
Knoll et al. [36]	Immediate salvage	1998	Retrospective	8/10
Knoll et al. [36]	Delayed salvage	1998	Retrospective	22/31 (71)
Kaufman et al. [39]	Immediate salvage	1998	Case reports	6/7
Mulcahy [35]	Immediate salvage	2000	Retrospective	45/55 (82)
Gross et al. [37]	Malleable salvage	2016	Retrospective	54/58 (93)

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