title: Transurethral prostatectomy: a bloodspilling technique.
abstract: 27 patients who underwent a transurethral prostatectomy (T.U.R.) were studied. The amount of intraoperative blood loss was determined in all patients; in 12 patients we also measured the postoperative blood loss during the first 72 hours after the T.U.R. These results show that the average total blood loss (T.U.R. + 72 hours) is relatively high in this series: 464 ml. In the authors opinion blood loss is a main risk factor for elderly patients undergoing a transurethral prostatectomy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D012306:Risk