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World J Clin Urol. Nov 24, 2015; 4(3): 108-114
Published online Nov 24, 2015. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i3.108
Published online Nov 24, 2015. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i3.108
Is continuous bladder irrigation after prostate surgery still needed?
Chukwudi Ogonnaya Okorie, Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki 102, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Chukwudi Ogonnaya Okorie, Department of Surgery, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki 102, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Author contributions: Okorie CO collected the data and wrote the paper.
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Correspondence to: Chukwudi Ogonnaya Okorie, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki 102, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. okorieco@mail.ru
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Received: May 20, 2015
Peer-review started: May 20, 2015
First decision: August 19, 2015
Revised: October 17, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 17, 2015
Published online: November 24, 2015
Peer-review started: May 20, 2015
First decision: August 19, 2015
Revised: October 17, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 17, 2015
Published online: November 24, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) has been part and parcel of some prostate surgeries and might have been more relevant during the era of unpredictable hemostatic control. Hemostatic control during prostate surgeries has significantly improved, and new technologies with associated improved hemostasis have been introduced. Hence, CBI can be safely avoided in most prostate surgeries, especially when good hemostasis has been achieved and a policy to pursue the non- CBI pathway is in place.