“A PROSPECTIVE STUDY: ROLE OF TRACTION ON FOLEY’S CATHETER IN TURP PATIENTS”
INTRODUCTION: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common condition affecting men those are 50 years of age and above.TURP is still the widely used technique for management of BPH. TURPwith advent of newer technologies in diathermy and visual scope, has turned into a relatively safe one. AIM:To study role of catheter traction on blood loss and complications in patients with TURP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was done among patients of BPH admitted in the Department of Surgery at S.N. Medical College, Agra during the period from January 2019 to February 2020. Total 60 cases were enrolled in the study and divided into two groups. Group A(30 patients) with traction on catheter after TURPand Group B(30 patients) without traction on catheter. DISCUSSION: Blood loss and irrigation uid was signicantly less in the group with traction on foley's catheter. Duration of hospital stay and complications were also lesser in group with traction. CONCLUSION: Traction on foley's catheter post TURP is effective in managing BPH with the merits of higher safety due to less blood loss and early discharge.