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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 33-37 |
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Preventive effect of tamsulosin on postoperative urinary retention in benign anorectal surgeries
Mir Mujtaba Ahmad1, Hilal A Wani1, Asif Jeelani2, Sajad Thakur1, Malik Waseem3, Irfan Nazir1
1 Department of Surgery, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Medical Surveillance Office, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
3 Department of SPM, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Mir Mujtaba Ahmad
Department of Surgery, GMC, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2320-3846.140687
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Objective: The aim was to study the prophylactic effect of tamsulosin on postoperative urinary retention in benign anorectal surgeries. Background: Acute urinary retention (AUR) after anorectal surgeries is essentially a type of postoperative urinary retention (POUR). It is the most common complication of the procedure. Use of tamsulosin, a super selective alpha 1a adrenergic blocker has been found to reduce the risk of POUR. Patients and Methods: Patients who underwent anorectal surgeries for benign anorectal conditions were included in this study. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups. In one, group (cases), patients were given 0.4 mg of oral tamsulosin only 6 h preoperative and 6-8 h postoperatively. Inability/difficulty to pass urine, which necessitated catheterization after following patient for 24 h was labeled as POUR. Results: A total of 626 patients who underwent surgery for benign anorectal condition were included in the study and grouped into two groups with 313 patients in each group, control and case group. In the control group, 56 patients (17.9%) had inability to pass urine and required catheterization and in the case group, only eight patients (2.5%) needed catheterization following POUR. The difference in the requirement of catheterization following POUR was statistically significant (P = 0.04). Hemorrhoidectomy was the most common anorectal surgery associated with POUR. Conclusion: The use of tamsulosin in preoperative and postoperative period has been found effective to reduce the incidence of POUR following surgeries for benign anorectal pathologies. |
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