Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy after the First Decade: Surgical Evolution or New Paradigm

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Postoperative care.

Analgesics: ketorolac 15 to 30 mg every 8 hours. Patients are strongly

encouraged to avoid narcotics on discharge, and nearly all do well with standard analgesics

such as aspirin and ibuprofen.

Nutrition: liquids the day of surgery and select diet thereafter.

Antithrombotic care: leg-squeezers until ambulatory.

Drain is optional.

Catheter removal: the catheter is removed at day seven. If there is need for bladder neck

Reconstruction, then perform a cystogram at day 7 and remove the catheter if appropriate.

Hospital stay averages one day.