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General Perioperative Considerations

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Hypospadias care is a rapidly developing field which includes several controversies that complicate each step of the management process. These controversial aspects include selection of the best age for intervention, the role of perioperative hormone supplements, efficacy of transurethral stenting, expedient use of perioperative antibiotics, applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and appropriate use of analgesic blocks. Here, we summarize the recent literature addressing these major points and assess the quality of related evidence, as well as outline key areas to be addressed by future studies. (See Video 4.1).

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A chart of the controversial topics in perioperative management. The labeled components are hormones, caudal block, age, H B O T, antibiotics, and stent.

Controversial topics in the perioperative management of hypospadias. HBOT hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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