Sudden hypothermia after bladder perforation during transurethral bladder tumor resection: A case report

ABSTRACT

Transurethral resection is frequently performed urologic operation for benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer, bladder cancer. During transurethral resection, urologists generally use room temperature irrigation fluid, and there is a chance that patients will run into hypothermia. Hypothermia may lead to arrhythmia, reduction of cardiac output, coagulation disorder, metabolic acidosis, and further serious life threatening complications. This case describes a sudden drop in core temperature due to bladder perforation and intraperitoneal leakage of irrigation fluid during transurethral resection of bladder tumor.