The evidence-based pathway for peri-operative management of open and robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Autor: Michael S. Cookson, S. Duke Herrell, Roxelyn G. Baumgartner, Laura W. Anderson, Melissa R. Kaufman, Sam S. Chang, Joseph A. Smith
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: BJU International. 99:1103-1108
ISSN: 1464-410X
1464-4096
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.06777.x
Popis: Objective To assess reports supporting the novel and comprehensive evidence-based pathway for radical prostatectomy (RP), as collaborative-care pathways have helped to optimize management of patients treated with RP and such clinical pathways provide an ideal framework for constructing an original evidence-based pathway for the complete peri-operative care of these patients. Patients and methods We searched for articles on Medline via PubMed to identify reports describing consensus opinions on appropriate aspects of the peri-operative management of patients treated with RP, specifically seeking to discern information on preoperative antibiotic regimen, peri-operative laboratory testing, use of beta-blockers for those at cardiac risk, pulmonary treatment, deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis, diet advancement, pain management, anti-emetic use, bowel regimen, and catheter removal after RP. Results Available reports were used to substantiate each variable of our collaborative-care pathway for RP. When available, meta-analyses were used to provide a broad review of the recognized clinical research. Otherwise, many controlled studies and retrospective reviews were relied upon to provide evidence to construct a framework for clinical decision-making. Conclusions This is the first pathway for the peri-operative management of major urological procedure that is well integrated into current literature. The critical aspects of clinical decision-making in the patient treated with RP were validated by the available research.
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