Radical retropubic prostatectomy. Preoperative management

Urol Clin North Am. 2001 Aug;28(3):499-507. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70158-0.

Abstract

The morbidity of radical prostatectomy is minimized by identifying men who are at significant cardiovascular risk and excluding them from the procedure. Preoperative management designed to minimize surgical and medical complications and exposure to allogenic blood products increases the benefit-to-risk ratio of radical prostatectomy over other treatment options for localized prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
  • Blood Transfusion, Autologous
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
  • Humans
  • Life Expectancy
  • Male
  • Preoperative Care*
  • Prostatectomy / methods*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control
  • Risk Factors
  • Venous Thrombosis / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anticoagulants