Contemporary Management of Hemorrhage After Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe contemporary management and outcomes of patients experiencing postoperative hemorrhage after minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively analyzed data from patients who underwent minimally invasive radical prostatectomy at our institution between January 2010 and January 2017. Clinically significant hemorrhage was defined as a decrease in hemoglobin of ≥30% or 4 g/dL from preoperative to 4 or 14 hours postoperative measurement, receiving a blood transfusion within 30 days, or undergoing a secondary procedure to control bleeding. Patients were analyzed in 3 groups: (1) serially monitored only, (2) received a blood transfusion, and (3) underwent a secondary procedure. Outcomes included imaging studies performed, leng

SUBMITTER: Dean LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6660369 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature