A randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of sterile water as an irrigation fluid during transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 894-897

  Grundy, P L ^a,b   Budd, D W G ^a,b   England, R ^a,b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Motcombe Farm Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrovaporization; Haemolysis; Irrigation fluids; Prostate; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLYCINE; HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0031396861     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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