The impact of catheter removal time on urinary continence and overactive bladder symptoms after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective analysis of consecutive 432 cases from a single institution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After radical prostatectomy, the optimal length of postoperative catheterization time remains to be determined. This study investigates the impact of catheter removal time on urinary continence and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Methods

Four hundred and thirty-two consecutive patients underwent RARP by a single surgeon between Nov 2020 and Oct 2021. Time to catheter removal was categorized into 7, 10, and ≥14 days. Continence was defined as no more than 1 pad used or no more than 20 g of urine leakage per 24 hours. The patients' continence rates and overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) were assessed at 48 hours, 1 week, 4, 12, and 24 weeks after catheter removal.

Results

Overall, continence rates wer

SUBMITTER: Hao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature