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PROSTATECTOMY (POST OPERATIVE CARE (Give analgesics, Give antibiotics, use…
PROSTATECTOMY
POST OPERATIVE CARE
Give analgesics
Give antibiotics
use aseptic procedures for wound dressings
promote rest and sleep
good personal hygeine
prevent haemorrhage
relieve anxiety
PRE OPERATIVE CARE
Clean and shave possible site
starve for 4 to 6 hours
monitor vital signs
Dress in theater attire
educate patient and get informed consent
INDICATIONS
prostate cancer
recurrent prostatitis
prostatic hyperplasia
prostate trauma
HEALTH EDUCATION
Good personal hygeine
Adherence to treatment regime
Report complications early
diet high in protein to promote wound healing
COMPLICATIONS
Bleeding
Infection
infertility
incontinance
DEFINITION
total surgical removal of an affected prostate gland