Open AccessDoes an alcolmeter in the hands of an anesthesiologist make TURP safer? - Results from a case-control study
Author(s) -
Christina George,
Baljinder Kaur,
Parvez David Haque,
K. E. Mammen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.118961
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , transurethral resection of the prostate , resection , surgery , prostate , cancer
This hospital-based, prospective, case-controlled study was carried out to monitor fluid absorption during transurethral resection of the prostrate (TURP) by marking the irrigating fluid with ethanol for signs of TURP syndrome. Addition of ethanol allows early detection and prevention of full blown TURP syndrome as also the volume of fluid absorbed can be measured.