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Cardiac arrest during transurethral prostatectomy after absorption of 1·5% glycine
Author(s) -
CHARLTON ANDREW J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb03922.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , glycine , urology , prostate , biochemistry , amino acid , chemistry , cancer
Summary A case of cardiovascular collapse which resulted from intravascular absorption of irrigation fluid during transurethral prostatectomy is reported, with a brief review of the literature.