UP-003-c01 Access & drainage early
Flexible cystoscopy
Urinary infection or sepsis
Lower-tract instrumentation can introduce or disseminate infection, especially when drainage is impaired or bacteriuria is present.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: Flexible cystoscopy Interactive flexible cystoscopy, beat by beat Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
Diagnostic flexible cystoscopyFlexible surveillance cystoscopyFlexible cystoscopy with stent retrieval
The parent hub contains 3 recorded variations.
The labels above prevent a complication from being implied for an approach where it is not relevant.
02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections
Infection prevention, recognition and procedure-associated infection context.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure