Association of Screening and Treatment for Preoperative Asymptomatic Bacteriuria With Postoperative Outcomes Among US Veterans

Limited data suggest that screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) prior to nonurologic procedures is not useful. However, high-quality evidence to support consensus recommendations and influence clinical practice is lacking.To characterize the association between detection and treatment of preoperative ASB and postoperative outcomes.This retrospective cohort study involved patients, predominantly male veterans, who underwent surgical...