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The role of intra‐operative void score during transurethral resection of prostate as a marker of efficacy: a feasibility study
Author(s) -
Robinson Christian,
Hepburn Alastair,
Turner Robin M.,
Zarrabi Amir D.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.17664
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , transurethral resection of the prostate , urology , resection , surgery , cancer
Background To assess the feasibility of a novel intra‐operative void scoring technique. To determine if intra‐operative void score (VS) could act as a marker for post‐operative success following TURP. Methods Fifteen patients undergoing TURP were included in this single‐centre feasibility study. All patients had indwelling urinary catheters for recurrent retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In theatre, immediately before‐ and after TURP, an intra‐operative VS was measured and graded 0–5. Primary outcomes were the feasibility of measuring intra‐operative VS and its accuracy in predicting surgical outcome. Results A combined pre‐ and post‐score with a threshold ≥6 correctly predicted 82% of those who were catheter free (sensitivity) and 100% of those who were not catheter free (specificity) at follow up and the positive predictive value was 100% and negative predictive value 60%. Conclusion Intra‐operative void score during TURP is simple, reproducible, fast and requires minimal resources. In TURP it may predict successful outcomes by identifying patients who will be catheter free post‐operatively as opposed to those who will be catheter dependent despite the procedure.