Factors influencing post-operative hospital stay after transurethral resection of the prostate gland.
The influence of 12 clinical and social factors on the length of post-operative stay in hospital after transurethral resection of the prostate was investigated in 100 patients. Using a multiple binary regression analysis, the factors significantly associated with a post-operative stay exceeding 6 days were: patient's age greater than 70 years (P less than 0.005), the presence of existing cardiovascular disease (P less than 0.005) and the weight of the prostate gland resected greater than 10 g (P less than 0.005). The first two factors are useful in providing a prediction of prolonged post-operative stay. The results indicate that those factors associated with a prolonged post-operative stay are beyond the control of the clinician.
Wolverson
R L
RL
Blacklock
A R
AR
Geddes
J R
JR
O'Hagan
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies