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What is the rate of acute complications after radical retropubic prostatectomy using contemporary surgical techniques and perioperative care?
What is the rate of acute complications after radical retropubic prostatectomy using contemporary surgical techniques and perioperative care?
Contemporary perioperative management for radical retropubic prostatectomy results in a short hospital stay and a low rate of primarily minor complications.
Supports low minor complication rates with contemporary open prostatectomy; leaves open generalizability and need for comparative trials.
Objectives: To assess the rate of acute complications after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) using contemporary surgical techniques and perioperative care. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the records of 306 consecutive patients who underwent RRP with or without bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection under low‐thoracic epidural anesthesia between October 1996 and April 1999. A standardized postoperative regimen was employed including early ambulation, epidural analgesia, and liquid diet the day after surgery. Results: The median length hospital stay was two nights. Acute complications occurred in 25 (8.2%) of 306 patients and were mostly minor. No thromboembolic or pulmonary events were noted, and there were no deaths. The 30‐day hospital readmission rate was 0.3%. Conclusion: The contemporary regimen of perioperative management employed in this series of men undergoing RRP results in short hospital stay and a low rate of primarily minor complications.
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