Hemolysis in transurethral resection of the prostate using distilled water as the irrigant

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 270-275

  Chen, Shiou Sheng ^a,b   Lin, Alex Tong Long ^b,c   Chen, Kuang Kuo ^b,c   Chang, Luke S ^c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Hemolysis; Transurethral resection of the prostate

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SODIUM; WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAVAGE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745924363     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70255-2     Document Type: Article

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