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Before the surgery, the surgeon should take adequate steps to limit the risk
of post-operative infection .
CAUTION: Using a device with InhibiZone Antibiotic
Surface Treatment does not change the need to follow normal
hospital protocols for prophylactic antibiotic administration.
Once the patient is in the operating room, the clinician should shave
the abdominal and genital area . Following the shave, the area should be
scrubbed with povidone-iodine soap for ten minutes or the approved
hospital preoperative scrub procedure .
Establish the sterile field, drape, and prepare the patient according to the
physician’s instructions . Throughout the procedure, the surgical site should
be flushed with copious amounts of broad-spectrum antibiotic . Position
the patient according to the physician’s preferred surgical approach:
infrapubic or penoscrotal .
s
urgIcal
a
pproaches
The following descriptions are an overview of the infrapubic and
penoscrotal surgical approaches; the physician will make the final choice
of surgical approach and technique .
Infrapubic Approach
All of the prostheses in the AMS 700 with MS Pump product line
can be implanted through an infrapubic incision . If the prosthesis is
preconnected, be certain that the cylinder/pump package is labeled
infrapubic .
Penoscrotal Approach
It is also possible to implant all of the prostheses in the AMS 700
with MS Pump product line through a penoscrotal incision . If the
prosthesis is preconnected, be certain the cylinder/pump package is
labeled
penoscrotal
.
Surgical Procedures
Figure 4-1. Infrapubic: Identify Incision Site