title: The use of furosemide in the postoperative management of prostatectomy: a prospective investigation.
abstract: We estimated the effect of forced diuresis in the postoperative management of prostatectomy in a prospective, controlled clinical investigation. The need for bladder irrigation in a group of patients treated with furosemide is compared to that in a group not treated with this drug. The chi-square test showed no significant difference between the 2 groups. Therefore, there is no indication for furosemide in the postoperative management of patients subjected to prostatectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004231:Diuresis; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011468:Prostatectomy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005665:Furosemide