title: Symptoms of the transurethral resection syndrome using glycine as the irrigant.
abstract: We evaluated signs and symptoms of the transurethral resection syndrome recorded during and after 273 transurethral prostatic resections performed at 2 hospitals between 1984 and 1993. Glycine solution was used as the irrigant and ethanol served as a tracer for fluid absorption. The incidence and severity of symptoms that could possibly be related to the syndrome increased progressively as more glycine solution was absorbed. Patients who absorbed 0 to 300 ml. of glycine solution had an average of 1.3 such symptoms. This number increased to 2.3 when 1,001 to 2,000 ml. were absorbed, 3.1 when 2,001 to 3,000 ml. were absorbed and 5.8 for volumes greater than 3,000 ml. Nausea and vomiting occurred significantly more often when 1,001 to 2,000 ml. were absorbed compared to no absorption. Confusion and arterial hypotension were other prominent signs of fluid absorption, whereas hypertension was not. The severity of symptoms was markedly aggravated when more than 3,000 ml. were absorbed. Extravasation resulted in higher risks of bradycardia, hypotension and failed spontaneous diuresis postoperatively than absorption by the intravascular route.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Sundsvall Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced; D000431:Ethanol; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D005998:Glycine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D013577:Syndrome; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D005998:Glycine