Black children who undergo urologic surgery are more likely than white children to have postsurgical complications and hospital-acquired infections 30 days after the surgery. Researchers studying a ...

Antimicrobial prophylaxis is recommended, however, for some urologic patients with total joint replacements if there are both an increased risk of joint infection and increased risk of bacteremia from ...

Dr. Wallis is a Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology at the University of Utah and Chief of Pediatric Urology at Primary Children’s Hospital. He is a board certified pediatric ...

Surgery can be a stressful experience for children and families. Feeling well prepared can help reduce anxiety, support recovery, and make it a positive experience. When a child needs surgery, it can ...

Recently, a shift from inpatient to outpatient surgery in the United States for commonly performed urologic procedures has coincided with increasing deaths, according to a study published in BJU ...

In general, prophylaxis for urologic surgery should be discontinued within 24 hours, and in many cases, a single dose is appropriate. Although common practice has been to administer agents longer when ...

Preparing your child for surgery can be a stressful time for you both. Working with your healthcare team, you can help make this scary time a little less frightening by addressing your child’s ...