Urosepsis Associated With Vaginal Pessary Use

Urosepsis Associated With Vaginal Pessary Use

Conservative management of genital prolapse in older women uses vaginal pessaries. Infectious complications of these devices, attributable in some instances to poor routine maintenance, are uncommonly reported. We present 2 cases of genitourinary sepsis associated with unsuspected pessary use and di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of emergency medicine 1999-05, Vol.33 (5), p.581-583
Hauptverfasser: Roberge, Raymond J, McCandlish, Mitchel M, Dorfsman, Michel L
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the urinary system
Bacteriuria - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency Treatment - methods
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Pessaries - adverse effects
Uterine Prolapse - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Conservative management of genital prolapse in older women uses vaginal pessaries. Infectious complications of these devices, attributable in some instances to poor routine maintenance, are uncommonly reported. We present 2 cases of genitourinary sepsis associated with unsuspected pessary use and discuss the spectrum of complications reported with these appliances. [Roberge RJ, McCandlish MM, Dorfsman ML: Urosepsis associated with vaginal pessary use. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:581-583.]
ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70347-1