so; then a few hours later, the same nurses had to process a full dis-
charge. It became a logistical nuisance for the floor nurses, says Dr.
Castle.
"From a purely medical need and feasibility standpoint, same-day
robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is very easy to perform," says
Dr. Castle. "As far as procedural issues and dealing with paperwork —
that's the challenge."
Post-operative challenges
One challenge to sending these patients home so early is management
of the Foley catheter. "You have to look at the potential complication
rate of sending a patient home with a Foley catheter, but it's not just
any Foley catheter: it's holding together the anastomosis," says Rajesh
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