Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of bipolar compared with monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

BJU International

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-35

  Omar, Muhammad Imran ^a   Lam, Thomas B ^a   Alexander, Cameron E ^a   Graham, John ^a   Mamoulakis, Charalampos ^b   Imamura, Mari ^a   Maclennan, Steven ^a   Stewart, Fiona ^a   N'Dow, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

benign prostatic enlargement; bipolar; meta analysis; monopolar; systematic review; transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; META ANALYSIS; MONOPOLAR TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

BENIGN PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT; BIPOLAR; META-ANALYSIS; MONOPOLAR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (TURP);

HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890536766     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bju.12281     Document Type: Article

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