Post-TURP irrigation is used to prevent what complication?

• A. Clot retention/obstruction and maintain catheter patency
• B. Urinary incontinence
• C. Renal failure
• D. Urethral stricture

Answer: (A)

Post-TURP irrigation is used to prevent blockage of the urinary drainage pathway by flushing out blood clots and debris. After TURP, bleeding can lead to clot formation in the bladder, which can occlude the catheter lumen and obstruct urine flow. Continuous bladder irrigation helps keep the catheter patent and urine draining freely, reducing the need for catheter reinsertions or interventions for obstruction.

Urinary incontinence, renal failure, and urethral stricture are not the primary targets of post-TURP irrigation. Incontinence and strictures are related to tissue and surgical healing in different ways, and renal failure would be a more indirect consequence of obstruction or other issues rather than the direct aim of the irrigation method.