Transurethral resection of the prostate in 539 patients at a district general hospital.

摘要: This study audited length of hospital stay, mortality and morbidity associated with transurethral resection the prostate (TURP) in a district general over 4-year period between 1990 1993. Five hundred thirty-nine TURPs (409 benign 130 malignant; median age 69 years) were carried out, which represented twofold increase period. Although mean duration stay was 5 days, 92.5% patients had less than 7 days. One (0.2%) death occurred patient ischaemic heart disease on first postoperative day. The commonest cause delayed discharge from presence outflow symptoms nine (1.7%) patients. Transurethral is safe procedure an ever-increasing elderly population concomitant medical illness, but improved identification 'at-risk' required order to further lower this procedure.