Modified Suprapubic Prostatectomy Without Irrigation Is Safe

Okorie, Chukwudi O.; Salia, Martin; Liu, Ping; Pisters, Louis L.

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.109

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“…There was a significant difference between the present groups in total prostate volume ( Table 1 ) and the values were similar to that reported by Elshal et al [14] (123 g), but larger than reported by others, e.g., [3] (96 g), [16] (114 g), [5] (104 g), [15] (98 g), [17] (96 g) and [2] (75 g). The mean (SD) weight of the enucleated adenoma was 102 (39.6) g in group 1 and 104 (42) g in group 2, comparable with values reported by Elshal et al [14] , but greater than reported by others, e.g., [4] (61 g), [16] (82 g), [3] (84 g), [17] (73.5 g) and [8] (89.9 g). There is agreement that there has been an increase in prostate weight since the advent of medical treatments, and prostates are larger in countries with inefficient healthcare systems, where patients present late.…”

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“…Other techniques are capsular plication either longitudinal or transverse, packing the prostatic fossa with gauze or by an inflated catheter balloon, early vascular control before cystotomy, and transurethral endoscopic coagulation by a second surgical team [8,9] . Kirollos [10] reported that life-threatening bleeding after prostatectomy (the patient received 12 units of blood) was controlled only by anterior digital rectal pressure for 10 min.…”

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Open prostatectomy with a rectal balloon: A new technique to control postoperative blood loss

Mohyelden

Abdel-Kader

2015

Arab Journal of Urology

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ObjectivesTo evaluate a new technique, the rectal balloon (RB), to control blood loss after transvesical prostatectomy (TVP).Patients and methodsOver 2 years 100 patients were prospectively randomised into two equal groups. All patients underwent TVP for their benign prostatic hyperplasia but a RB (a balloon fixed to a three-way Foley catheter tip by a plaster strip, making it airtight) was used in group 2. The RB was placed in the rectum opposing the prostate and inflated (pressure controlled) for 15 min. Haemoglobin levels were assessed before and after TVP. Blood transfusion, the amount of saline used for irrigation, duration of catheterisation, hospital stay, and rectal complaints were recorded. Patients were followed up at 1 and 3 months after TVP.ResultsThe enucleated adenoma weight was 102 g in group 1 and 106 g in group 2. There was a significant difference between groups 1 and 2 in haemoglobin loss within the first 24 h after TVP, and in total loss, of 0.9 g and 0.2 g (P = 0.008), and 1.9 g and 1 g (P = 0.001), respectively. There was also a significant difference between the groups in the saline volume used for irrigation (11.4 vs. 2.5 L), catheter duration (5.7 vs. 4.3 days), and hospital stay (6.2 vs. 5.1 days), favouring group 2. Blood transfusions were needed in four patients in group 1 and one in group 2. There were no rectal complaints.ConclusionThe use of an inflated RB after TVP is a simple and safe procedure with no specific operative technique, that reduces postoperative blood loss, the incidence of blood transfusion, the volume of saline for irrigation, and shortens the catheterisation period and hospital stay, with no rectal complications.

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Open prostatectomy with a rectal balloon: A new technique to control postoperative blood loss

Mohyelden

Abdel-Kader

2015

Arab Journal of Urology

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“…Surprisingly, they found a lesser clot retention rate with their modification, but they concluded that other complications are comparable regarding the two methods. [ 16 ]…”

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Cystostomy–free open suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy: Is it a safe method?

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Aim:To compare open suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy (OSP) without insertion of suprapubic cystostomy, OSP with insertion of cystostomy, and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).Patients and Methods:A total of 104 patients with an indication for prostatectomy were retrospectively assigned to TURP (group 1), OSP with cystostomy (group 2), and OSP without cystostomy (group 3). They were evaluated for length of the operation, length of hospital stay, post-operative complications, hemoglobin drop, changes of blood pressure, and intraoperative blood loss.Results:Mean age was 67.2 ± 8.7 in group 1, 73.3 ± 8.4 in group 2, and 74.0 ± 5.7 in group 3. Prostatic volume was 35.9 ± 13.8, 74.1 ± 33.8, and 74.3 ± 31.8 in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. There was no significant difference in prostatic volume between groups 2 and 3 (P = 0.99), but in group 1 it was lesser than groups 2 and 3 (P = 0.00). Length of the operation was 1.2 ± 0.2 in group 3 and 1.1 ± 0.2 in group 2, without a significant difference (P = 0.45). Length of hospital stay in group 3 (2.3 ± 0.4 days) was lesser than that in group 2 (2.6 ± 0.7) (P = 0.01). The amount of hemoglobin drop was 1.1 ± 0.9 in group 1, 1.1 ± 0.7 in group 2, and 1.4 ± 0.91 in group 3 without a significant difference between all groups. The amount of bleeding during operation was 173 ± 103 in group 2 and 161 ± 78 in group 3 (P = 0.98).Conclusion:OSP without insertion of cystostomy tube is a relatively safe method; however, larger studies are needed. It is also comparable to TURP in terms of postoperative efficacy and complications.

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“…Suprapubic prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) remains a viable option in the surgical treatment of BPH and is associated with a low re-treatment rate 1. It is the predominant method of surgical treatment of BPH in the developing world, and the results of many contemporary and earlier studies do show that suprapubic prostatectomy remains a very effective surgical procedure for BPH with good short-term and long-term outcomes 23456789. A historical and discouraging aspect of suprapubic prostatectomy has been the significant hemorrhage that can be encountered.…”

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“…Furthermore, there are unpublished accounts of some surgeons that routinely transfuse all their patients undergoing open prostatectomy. However, of great encouragement is that some authors have significantly improved the surgical technique of doing open prostatectomy that they have been able to achieve 0.0% blood transfusion rate in their reported series 4571415…”

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Evolution of bloodless surgery: A case for bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy

Okorie

Pisters

2019

Niger Med J

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Allogeneic blood transfusion is commonly prescribed to patients undergoing suprapubic prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia as a treatment option to replace blood loss. Historically, suprapubic prostatectomy has been perceived as an extremely high hemorrhagic surgery, and this has led to the association of suprapubic prostatectomy with a high rate of allogeneic blood transfusion. However, the outcome of suprapubic prostatectomy has significantly improved over the years and has become less hemorrhagic in many hands – creating the opportunity to consistently avoid allogeneic blood transfusion. On the other hand, the efficacy of blood transfusion has come under more stringent scrutiny as many clinical studies have reported inconsistent effects of blood transfusion on patient outcome. In contemporary practice, a more conservative/bloodless approach in the perioperative management of anemia in surgical patients is strongly being advocated with convincing evidence that many surgical patients can be routinely and safely managed without allogeneic blood transfusion. There is no large-scale discussion on bloodless surgery in urology in the contemporary literature, especially in the area of suprapubic prostatectomy that has been historically associated with a high rate of blood transfusion. This review article will discuss the evolution of bloodless surgery including the ongoing controversies surrounding blood transfusion in general, and then the relatively small but ongoing penetration of bloodless surgical approach in the field of suprapubic prostatectomy. Furthermore, the authors' approach to bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy will be highlighted, and in doing so, it can be emphasized that suprapubic prostatectomy is no more as hemorrhagic as was historically perceived, but rather a routine bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy is now possible in many hands.

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Modified Suprapubic Prostatectomy Without Irrigation Is Safe

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Open prostatectomy with a rectal balloon: A new technique to control postoperative blood loss

Open prostatectomy with a rectal balloon: A new technique to control postoperative blood loss

Cystostomy–free open suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy: Is it a safe method?

Evolution of bloodless surgery: A case for bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy

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