Serena Pastore

Dr. Serena Pastore


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 October 2024 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Journal Article
Open access
SPSerena Pastore
Serena Pastore
MCMarco Carilli
Marco Carilli
SNStefano Di Nicola
Stefano Di Nicola
ACAdriano Campagna
Adriano Campagna
UPUlderico Parente
Ulderico Parente
AZAlessio Zuccalà
Alessio Zuccalà
Objectives: This study intends to evaluate early hemorrhagic complications after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in patients undergoing antithrombotic therapy. Methods: The data of patients undergoing HoLEP between January 2020 and February 2023 were retrospectively analysed. Patients were clustered into three groups: (1) no antithrombotic therapy; (2) antiplatelet (AP) therapy; and (3) anticoagulant (AC) therapy. Pre-, intra-, and post-operative variables were compared. A logistic regression model was built to identify predictors of post-operative hemorrhagic complications. Results: A total of 338 patients underwent HoLEP, including 212 who received no antithrombotic therapy (62.7%), 76 who received AP (22.5%), and 50 who received AC (14.8%). Intra-operative outcomes did not show any significant difference. A significant difference was observed in terms of catheterisation time (p = 0.001) and length of hospital stay (p < 0.001), favouring patients who did not receive antithrombotic therapy. Early post-operative hemorrhagic complications (<30 days) included re-admissions for macrohematuria (3.5%), transfusions (2.4%), and endoscopic re-interventions for bleeding (1.2%). A comparison between the groups showed significant differences for both re-admission (p < 0.001) and transfusion rates (p = 0.01), favouring patients who did not receive antithrombotic therapy. The re-intervention rate did not show any significant difference between the groups (p = 0.1). In multivariate analysis, AC therapy was identified as an independent predictor of those complications (OR 4.9, p = 0.005). Conclusions: HoLEP is a safe and effective procedure for patients undergoing antithrombotic therapy. Both AP and AC therapies are associated with longer catheterisation and hospitalisation times. AC therapy is shown to be a predictor of minor post-operative hemorrhagic complications.