Forty Years of Transurethral Prostatic Resections
- 30 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 116 (6) , 757-758
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58999-5
Abstract
The 4 consecutive series of transurethral prostatic resections compared [in men] were done during a period of nearly 40 yr; 420 cases in 1937-1938, 520 cases in 1940-1945, 480 cases in 1950-1955 and 270 cases in 1972-1973. The most notable improvements in the recent series are the fewer patients with temperatures more than 100.degree. (69 vs. 29%) and the improved mortality rate (5.5 vs. 0.7%). These improvements are due to antibacterial medication, improved instruments, more skillful performance of the operation, the use of isotonic irrigating fluid and improved postoperative care.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Comparative Analysis of One Thousand Consecutive Cases of Transurethral Prostatic ResectionJournal of Urology, 1955