Papers by Carrington Mason
Urology, 1997
Objectives. Systems are available for liquid sterilization (LS) and high level disinfection (HLD)... more Objectives. Systems are available for liquid sterilization (LS) and high level disinfection (HLD) of flexible cystoscopes. Guidelines from the Association of Operating Room Nurses and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology recommend HLD for urologic endoscopic equipment. We examine these methods emphasizing costs, performance of procedure, and maintenance. Methods.
The Journal of Urology, 2015
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2001
Journal of Urology, 1996
Purpose: We report on 63 women undergoing modified pubovaginal fascial sling construction for tre... more Purpose: We report on 63 women undergoing modified pubovaginal fascial sling construction for treatment of intrinsic sphincteric deficiency. We specifically evaluated duration of postoperative urinary retention, persistence of urinary incontinence and incidence of detrusor instability. Materials and Methods: Preoperative questionnaires, fluoro-urodynamic studies, hospital and clinical records, and postoperative questionnaires were reviewed to assess comparative outcome among the patients. Failed procedures were studied with fluoro-urodynamics. Patient followup ranged from 3 to 27 months (mean 11.7). Results: Of the 63 patients 2 (3.2%) remained in long-term urinary retention, 4 (6.3%) had persistent stress incontinence and 3 (4.8%) had long-term detrusor instability. Two patients (3.2%) required reoperation for relief of persistent urinary retention (1) and for repair of anteriorly disrupted suspensory sutures (1). Review of preoperative fluoro-urodynamic studies did not provide insight into patients who would experience the aforementioned outcomes. Conclusions: Our study confirmed the success of the modified pubovaginal fascial sling for treatment of intrinsic sphincteric deficiency. We were unable to obtain useful preoperative information from fluoro-urodynamic studies to predict which patients would experience failure to return to normal voiding.
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Papers by Carrington Mason