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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate using ethanol-tagged irrigating fluid were investigated in order to study the effects of a breach in the prostatic capsule. Measurements were made of end-tidal ethanol (ET-ethanol) in the expired air, serum glycine and sodium, haemoglobin, blood loss and volumetric determination of irrigating fluid absorption. Perforation of the prostatic capsule occurred in 13 patients (Group P), with 17 judged to have no perforation (Group NP). In all Group NP patients the ET-ethanol remained below 0.05/1000, serum sodium decreased by < or = 3 mmol/l and serum glycine remained < 1.5 mmol/l. ET-ethanol was significantly increased in Group P, rising to between 0.1 and 0.45/1000 in 5 patients, 3 of whom showed a reduction in serum sodium > 5 mmol/l. Five patients in Group P demonstrated significantly raised serum glycine concentrations up to 15 mmol/l. These findings suggest that perforation of the prostatic capsule may lead to rapid absorption of irrigating fluid, and that ET-ethanol monitoring is a useful method of detecting this quickly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0007-1331
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
599-604
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of prostatic capsule perforation on the absorption of irrigating fluid during transurethral resection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article