 Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate, is a fairly common issue for men over the age of 50. Bartow Regional Medical Center is now providing Aquablation®, an innovative treatment for the condition – just the latest treatment available to patients in the area from BayCare hospitals. BPH can cause trouble when urinating, urinary tract infections and sexual function issues. The usual treatments for BPH tends to solve some problems but not others. Aquablation® therapy uses the power of water delivered with robotic precision to provide long-lasting BPH relief with low rates of irreversible surgical complications. It can be performed on prostates of any size and shape. The first Aquablation procedures were performed at Bartow Regional Medical Center on March 1. To prepare to bring Aquablation therapy to Bartow Regional, surgical services team members had to learn how to use the robot that helps the surgeon pinpoint the best path for each patient’s prostate.
In an average treatment, the surgeon inserts a camera that helps the surgeon set the robot’s surgical path. Once it’s determined which parts of the prostate the surgeon wants to remove, the robot is set to follow that precise path using a heat-free waterjet. The procedure can take up to 30 minutes to complete and an overnight hospital stay is usually necessary for recovery. Patients also usually do not need a catheter when they are discharged after the procedure. “It’s very significant to have this cutting-edge technology in this region – it means those living with BPH don’t have to travel to get treatment that can provide life-changing relief,” said David Petersen, the hospital’s director of surgical services. Aquablation is but one option for urology patients in Polk County. Winter Haven Hospital also use the GreenLight™ laser therapy in BPH treatment. GreenLight laser treatment is a therapy that evaporates prostatic tissue blocking the outlet of the bladder. Other BayCare hospitals using Aquablation therapy include St. Joseph’s Hospital-North , St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor and Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. About Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow Regional Medical Center, part of BayCare Health System, is a 72-bed acute care hospital serving South Lakeland, Bartow, Ft. Meade, Mulberry, rural south Polk County and northern Hardee County. Physicians and healthcare professionals at Bartow Regional Medical Center provide a variety of services. The hospital is equipped with four surgery suites and two gastroenterology suites. The emergency services department is staffed with board-certified emergency physicians and specially trained nurses, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to treat all types of emergency situations. The hospital is located at 2200 Osprey Blvd., Bartow, Fla. For more information: BayCare.org/BRMC. About BayCare BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 16 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. The system is West Central Florida’s largest provider of behavioral health and pediatric services and its provider group, BayCare Medical Group, is one of the largest in the region. BayCare’s diverse network of ambulatory services includes laboratories, imaging, surgical centers, BayCare Urgent Care locations, wellness centers and one of Florida’s largest home care agencies, BayCare HomeCare. Its Medicare Advantage insurance, BayCarePlus, is among the region’s few 5-star-rated plans and the system is ranked in the top 20 percent by Fortune/Merative. BayCare’s mission is to improve the health of all it serves through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information visit BayCare.org.
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