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The argument for eliminating drains has a long history. In 2006, Araki et al. [2] published a case series of 552 open prostatectomies; drains were not placed in 76% of the men. The complication rate was similar in patients who received drains and those who did not. More recently, Huang et al. [3]reported on 498 patients undergoing robot-assisted prostatectomy, of whom 29% received no drain. They reported no difference in adverse events, complications or opioid use among those patients who received a drain and those who did not.