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The importance of medical and nursing care of the open prostatectomy‐related vesico‐cutaneous fistula
Author(s) -
Topbaş Eylem,
Sökmen Doğukan,
Sökmen Bedriye Koyuncu,
Eyyüpoğlu Seyit Erkan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of urological nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1749-771X
pISSN - 1749-7701
DOI - 10.1111/ijun.12136
Subject(s) - medicine , fistula , prostatectomy , foley , nursing care , nursing , patient care , general surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , prostate cancer , cancer
Obstruction of the Foley catheter following open prostatectomy occurs frequently and can lead to the development of vesiculo‐cutaneous fistula unless recognized and managed effectively. Vesico‐cutaneous fistula reduces the patient's quality of life and increases overall health care costs. In this case report, we explore how ineffective medical and nursing care could lead to the development of vesico‐cutaneous fistula and outline what good medical and nursing care should consist of in order to prevent this condition. As far as we know, there is no case report of open prostatectomy‐related vesico‐cutaneous fistula in the literature to date.