Evaluating the Efficacy of Employing Local Anesthetic Prostatic Blocks During Rezum Procedure.

Introduction Rezum is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure using convective water vapor to relieve outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Evidence on the technical approach of Rezum therapy, particularly pain control, is lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of utilizing a local anesthetic prostate block for postoperative pain control during Rezum therapy for BPH.

Telepsychiatry in correctional facilities: using technology to improve access and decrease costs of mental health care in underserved populations.

Objective: It is unclear if telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, increases access to mental health care for inmates in correctional facilities or decreases costs for clinicians or facility administrators. The purpose of this investigation was to determine how utilization of telepsychiatry affected access to care and costs of providing mental health care in correctional facilities.

Methods: A literature review complemented by a semistructured interview with a telepsychiatry practitioner.