The association between caudal block and urethroplasty complications of distal tubularized incised plate repair: experience from a South China National Children's Medical Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of caudal block (CB) on the incidence of urethroplasty complications in hypospadias repair remains controversial. The evidence is conflicting, and some confounding bias issues need to be addressed. We sought to study a more homogenous group of distal hypospadias patients undergoing primary tubularized incised plate (TIP) repair by a senior pediatric urology surgeon in the past 2 years to examine the relationship between urethroplasty complications and the use of CB.

Methods

We reviewed our database to identify consecutive patients who had undergone hypospadias repairs by a senior director surgeon at our Center between January 2018 and November 2020. To be eligible to participate in the study, patients had to meet the following inclusion criteria: (I) ha

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185679 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature