Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Open Prostatectomy in a Nascent Teaching Hospital in Nigeria: a 5–year survey.

Patrick Temi Adegun, Julius Olusanmi Esho, Philip Babatunde Adebayo

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<p> Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and outcome of openProstatectomy in a nascent hospital in Nigeria. Methods: This is a 5–year cross–sectional descriptive study involving patient with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy who had open prostatectomy in a five– year period. Socio–demographic, clinicalvariables and surgical outcomes were prospectively studied. Results: A total of 96 consecutive patients were studied with mean age of 65 years. Acute urinary retention was the commonest symptom. Surgical siteinfection was the most frequent complication while clot retention was more prevalentamong the elderly (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that, the presence ofco–morbidities (P<0.05) and post–operative anaemia (P<0.05) were independent predictors oflong post–operative hospital stay. Conclusion: Open prostatectomy is still relevant as a treatment option for BPH in our environment. Reducingpre–and post–operative infections, adequate treatment and control of co–morbidities as well ascorrection of anaemia should reduce post–operative hospital stay.</p>

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Patrick Temi Adegun, Julius OlusanmiEsho, Philip Babatunde Adebayo Open Prostatectomy in a Nascent Teaching Hospital in Nigeria: A 5-Year Survey International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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