Affiliation:
1. The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, UK
2. Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, UK
3. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Abstract
Background: Over 15,000 transurethral resections of the prostate (TURP) are performed annually in the United Kingdom. It is therefore vital that every aspect of peri-operative care be optimised. Our centre favours the use of two-way catheters post-operatively without the use of continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). Objectives: To evaluate our practice of using two-way catheters without irrigation post-TURP and to determine impact on patient care compared with standard three-way catheterisation. Our primary outcome was duration of admission, but multiple secondary outcomes were also analysed. Design, setting, and participants: This was a prospective observational study. Every patient undergoing TURP at our centre from 2009 to 2019 was included. Following TURP patients were catheterised with two-way catheters. Prospective patient data were collected pertaining to peri-operative factors. These data were then compared with the data published in the literature. Results: 687 patients underwent TURP at our centre between 2009 and 2019. The average age of patients was 71.42 (±7.89). 87.17% ( n = 598) had two-way catheters placed post-operatively. Average duration of admission was 1.61 (±1.35) days, increasing to 2.20 days if patients required three-way catheters or 2.53 days if requiring CBI. TWOC was successful in 97.71% of patients. Complication rate was 8.73% ( n = 60). When compared with other centres, our method reduced lengths of admission and transfusion rates (1.6 days versus 3.1 days and 0.87% versus 2.83%, respectively). Conclusion: Our method is safe and is associated with a reduced length of admission. We recommend this practice to the wider urological community. Patient summary: This study looked at whether there was any impact on patients if two-way catheters were used following TURP. We found that use of two-way catheters reduced length of admission and duration of catheterisation. We also found that it did not increase likelihood of peri-operative complications in comparison with other centres.
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