Immediate complications of transurethral resection of the prostate: study of 1000 consecutive cases
Paquin, J.M.; Perreault, J.P.; Faucher, R.; Mauffette, F.; Valiquette, L.; Lapointe, S.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 31(6): 438-440
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 3179854 Document Number: 309760
The authors reviewed the charts of 1000 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate. When the 30-day postoperative period was studied, it was found that 139 patients suffered complications and 6 died. Infectious complications (urinary tract in 63 cases and septicemia in 23 cases) were the commonest followed by hemorrhage and urinary retention. The deaths were related to cardiac problems.