Preoperative Oxybutynin Reduces Postoperative Opioid Use Following Common Pediatric Urology Surgeries

No AccessJournal of UrologyPediatric Article31 Jul 2024Preoperative Oxybutynin Reduces Postoperative Opioid Use Following Common Pediatric Urology SurgeriesThis article is commented on by the following: Editorial CommentEditorial Comment Michael Lin-Brande, Nicholas H. Chakiryan, and Aaron P. Bayne Michael Lin-BrandeMichael Lin-Brande Corresponding Author: Michael Lin-Brande, MD, 3303 S Bond Ave, Building 1, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97239 (email protected), Nicholas H. ChakiryanNicholas H. Chakiryan Department of Urology, Oregon Health 96 (3): 377-380. doi: 10. 1093/bja/ael003 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 2. Sanofi-Aventis. Ditropan (oxybutynin) package insert. U. S. Food and Drug Administration. Revised February 2008. Accessed January 15, 2024. https: //www. accessdata. fda. gov/drugsatfdadocs/label/2008/017577s034, 018211s017, 020897s018lbl. pdf Google Scholar 3. . Oxybutynin. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2023. Google Scholar 4. . 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Urology. 2018; 113: 192-196. doi: 10. 1016/j. urology. 2017. 11. 006 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar Recusal: Dr Chakiryan is a reviewer board member of The Journal of Urology® and was recused from the editorial and peer review processes. Dr Seideman, AUA publications online content editor, was recused from the editorial and peer review processes due to affiliation with Oregon Health & Science University. Funding/Support: None. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The Authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Ethics Statement: This study received Institutional Review Board approval (IRB No. STUDY00025503). Author Contributions: Conception and design: Lin-Brande, Bayne. Data acquisition: Lin-Brande. Data analysis and interpretation: Chakiryan, Bayne. Drafting the manuscript: Lin-Brande. Critical revision of the manuscript for scientific and factual content: Chakiryan, Bayne. Statistical analysis: Lin-Brande, Chakiryan. Supervision: Chakiryan, Bayne. Data Availability: The datasets generated during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited bySiemens D and Routh J Editors' ChoiceJournal of Urology, Dos Santos J, Rickard M and Lorenzo A Editorial CommentJournal of Urology, Keefe D Editorial CommentJournal of Urology, Related articlesJournal of Urology2 Aug 2024Editorial CommentJournal of Urology2 Aug 2024Editorial Comment Supplementary Materials Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Keywordscatheter-related bladder discomfortureteral stenturethral catheterbladder spasmoxybutyninopioidMetrics Author Information Michael Lin-Brande Corresponding Author: Michael Lin-Brande, MD, 3303 S Bond Ave, Building 1, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97239 (email protected) More articles by this author Nicholas H. Chakiryan Department of Urology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon More articles by this author Aaron P. Bayne Department of Urology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon More articles by this author Expand All Recusal: Dr Chakiryan is a reviewer board member of The Journal of Urology® and was recused from the editorial and peer review processes. Dr Seideman, AUA publications online content editor, was recused from the editorial and peer review processes due to affiliation with Oregon Health & Science University. Funding/Support: None. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The Authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Ethics Statement: This study received Institutional Review Board approval (IRB No. STUDY00025503). Author Contributions: Conception and design: Lin-Brande, Bayne. Data acquisition: Lin-Brande. Data analysis and interpretation: Chakiryan, Bayne. Drafting the manuscript: Lin-Brande. 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