BACKGROUND It was aimed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of levobupivacaine alone and in combination with fentanyl and sufentanil during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) under spinal anesthesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, 60 patients undergoing elective TURP under spinal anesthesia were randomized into three groups. Ten ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in serum electrolytes during Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and to evaluate the degree of correlation of hyponatremia and the factors that affect the incidence of TURP syndrome and to show the impact of the duration of the procedure on the severity of hyponatremia due to absorption of irrigation fluid ...

Study sample Power calculations were not utilised to determine the sample size. The study sample consisted of 69 hospitalised TURP patients, 32 in the CP group and 37 in the control (non-CP) group. The mean age was 70.4 years (range: 54 88; median 69) for the CP group and 71.9 years (range: 52 87; median 71) for the control group. The seriousness of the condition (mean volume of the affected ar...

INTRODUCTION Validation studies are an important part of simulator evaluation and are considered necessary to establish the effectiveness of simulation-based training. The widely used Bristol transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) simulator has not been formally validated. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the face, content, and construct validities of the Bristol TURP simulator as an endourology ...

PURPOSE Our goal was to determine the appropriateness, safety and cost-effectiveness of catheter removal and hospital discharge 1 day after transurethral prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of 200 patients who underwent transurethral prostatectomy during a 23-month period was done. On the morning of postoperative day 1 catheters were removed from 156 patients (78%) who ha...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of the urologist's experience on the surgical results and complications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-seven patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate without the use of a video camera were randomly allocated into three groups according to the urologist's experience: a urologist having done 25 t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness and risk profile of newer methods for endoscopic ablation of the prostate against the current standard of transurethral resection. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Electronic and paper records in subject area up to March 2006. REVIEW METHODS We searched for randomised controlled trials of endoscopic ablative interventions that...

Introduction – 78 Preoperative Preparation – 78 Anaesthesia – 78 Strong Indications for Surgery (according to the EAU-Guidelines) – 78 Relative Indications – 78 Limitations and Risks – 78 Contraindications – 78 Instruments – 79 Operative Technique (Step by Step) – 79 Operative Tips – 80 Postoperative Care – 81 Common Complications – 81 TUR Syndrome – 81 Postoperative Complications – 81 Late Com...