TURP; Complications and Outpatient Care
TURP; Complications and Outpatient Care
This study aims to investigate the impact of transurethral prostate resection in regard to
 complications. These are direct surgical complications, such as bleeding, infection and
 readmissions, as well as the long term complications as incontinence and impotence. Also, the
 study aims to investigate if selected cases of patients could be performed as outpatient
 surgery, thereby reducing cost.
Transuretral prostate resection (TUR P) is a common procedure to relieve voiding problems in
 men. After the introduction of bipolar resection with saline, the serious complication of
 transurethral resection syndrome (i.e. acute hypo-natremia) has been eradicated.

 The post surgical care is generally a couple of days inhospital care. The reson for this, is
 the risk of clot formation and in rare cases post surgical infection.

 However, in selected cases, outpatient surgery has been performed with encouraging results.
 However, the technique has not been spread widely. The use of ambulatory surgery would reduce
 the direct cost of the procedure, thereby increasing it´s availability.

 Also, complications in contemporary TUR P in the modern era (outside of the selected patients
 of clinical trials) is lacking. The information of complications that can be expected is
 therefore an important for patient counseling. In some studies, the use of incontinence pads
 after TUR P is more than 15%, which is important to reliably ascertain if this is holds true.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Planned for transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR P)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  No consent to participate