title: Diazepam for relief of irrigation pain after transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: Irrigation of the bladder after transurethral resection of the prostate is often distressing because of pain arising from detrusor muscle spasm. The effect of post-operative oral diazepam was compared with sacral epidural (caudal) block at the time of surgery, both treatments together and a control group, assessed by three-point rank scoring. Either treatment significantly reduced the incidence of pain reported by patients, P < 0.001. No patient experienced pain after both treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal West Sussex Hospital, St Richard's, Chichester, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nott
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Jameson
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Julious
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D003975:Diazepam; D002045:Bupivacaine