[Questionnaire survey of peri-operative management of transurethral prostate resection in Japan].
OBJECTIVE
We investigated perioperative management for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in Japan.


METHODS
The questionnaire survey was conducted in 1,213 educational institutions for urology.


RESULTS
The questionnaires were returned from 722 (60%) institutions. Admission to hospital was most frequently scheduled on preoperative day 1; termination of continuous drip infusion, starting meal intake and walking on postoperative day 1; intravenous antibiotics for three days; removal of Foley catheter on postoperative day 4; oral antibiotics for 7 days; and discharge from hospital on postoperative day 7.


CONCLUSIONS
Although hospitalization was 14 days or less at most institutions, several procedures, especially the administration of prophylactic antibiotics, were fairly varied. Discussions from various perspectives might be needed to standardize the perioperative management of TURP in Japan.
Okamura
Kikuo
K
Department of Urology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
Nojiri
Yoshikatsu
Y
Soejima
Hidehisa
H
Saito
Shiro
S
Terai
Akito
A
Okumura
Kazuhiro
K
Ozawa
Hideo
H
Takei
Mineo
M
D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate