A prospective comparative study of routine versus deferred pelvic drain placement after radical prostatectomy: impact on complications and opioid use.

Mitchell M HuangHiten D PatelZhuo T SuChristian P PavlovichAlan W PartinPhillip M PierorazioMohamad E Allaf

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

There was no difference in adverse events, complications, symptomatic collections, or opioid use with deferral of routine drain placement after RP. Experienced surgeons may safely defer drain placement in the majority of robot-assisted RP cases.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
robot assisted
prostate cancer
ultrasound guided
clinical practice
minimally invasive
risk factors
quality improvement
rectal cancer