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World J Clin Urol. Jul 24, 2017; 6(2): 44-50
Published online Jul 24, 2017. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v6.i2.44
Combined urethral and suprapubic catheter drainage improves post operative management after open simple prostatectomy without bladder irrigation
Anselm Okwudili Obi
Anselm Okwudili Obi, Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki 48000, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Anselm Okwudili Obi, Department of Surgery, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki 48001, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Author contributions: This is a sole authorship.
Institutional review board statement: The study design was reviewed and approved by the Ebonyi state university Research Ethics Committee.
Informed consent statement: All participants gave their written informed consent before inclusion in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: I have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: The author on request will provide the raw data on which the study results were derived.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Anselm Okwudili Obi, FWACS, FICS, Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, PMB 102, Abakaliki 48000, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. draoobi@yahoo.com
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Received: December 29, 2016
Peer-review started: December 31, 2016
First decision: January 26, 2017
Revised: March 9, 2017
Accepted: April 16, 2017
Article in press: April 17, 2017
Published online: July 24, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Most urologists will agree that the most worrisome post operative challenge after open suprapubic prostatectomy (OSP) is post operative haemorrhage and the attendant clot retention. This paper seeks to show that the use of a combination of suprapubic and urethral catheters as opposed to using only a urethral catheter to drain the bladder after OSP is associated with reduced clot retention episodes, reduced clot retention episodes requiring bladder syringe evacuation and therefore less post operative morbidity.