Shamim Hashim Khan, Fazalur Rehman Khan.
Early catheter removal: a prospective study of 100 consecutive patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) and bladder neck incision (BNI).
Proceeding Shaikh Zayed Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;15(2):81-3.

To determine whether early catheter removal after transurethral resection of prostate or bladder neck incision leads to early hospital discharge with no increase in complications. One hundred patients who had undergone transurethral resection of prostate (97 patients) and bladder neck incision (3 patients) had their indwelling catheter removed on the 1st day after surgery. Patients were followed up to assess the frequency and extent of postoperative complications. Seven patients (7%) were unable to void, 1 patient had UTI, one patient had clot retention and five were unable to void because of poor bladder contraction (Detrusor failure). Ninty eight patients (98%) were discharged home on the 1st postoperative day (average hospital stay 2.55 days). Two patients, who had UTI and clot retention stayed for 5 days. Removal of catheter on the 1st day after transurethral resection of prostate and bladder neck incision is safe and leads to a shorter postoperative hospital stay and considerable savings.

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