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- Title
Initial experience with first postoperative day Foley catheter removal after robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy.
- Authors
Paludo, Artur de Oliveira; Knijnik, Pedro Glusman; Silva Neto, Brasil; Berger, Milton; Aron, Monish; Desai, Mihir; Berger, André Kives
- Abstract
Careful patient selection, patient's motivation, preoperative counselling to appropriately set expectations, and proactive early postoperative monitoring is essential for good clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Abbreviations (RA)RP (robot-assisted laparoscopic) radical prostatectomy AUR acute urinary retention ERAS Enhanced Recovery After Surgery NS nerve sparing POD postoperative day PSM positive surgical margin Q8h every 8 h USC University of Southern California Technical modifications that can improve patient satisfaction without compromising the surgical and oncological outcomes might be attempted in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). Discontinuing urethral catheter after RARP earlier is gaining popularity, as one of the patients' main complaints is catheter-related discomfort. We enrolled 21 selected patients who were motivated to undergo earlier catheter removal after RARP, defined as removal of the Foley catheter within the POD1.
- Subjects
PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL prostatectomy; URINARY catheters; SURGICAL robots; SURGICAL margin; UROLOGICAL surgery
- Publication
BJU International, 2021, Vol 128, Issue 5, p555
- ISSN
1464-4096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bju.15504