Is the ability to perform transurethral resection of the prostate influenced by the surgeon's previous experience?
Clinics
;
63(3): 315-320, 2008. graf, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-484756
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of the urologist's experience on the surgical results and complications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-seven patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate without the use of a video camera were randomly allocated into three groups according to the urologist's experience: a urologist having done 25 transurethral resections of the prostate (Group I - 24 patients); a urologist having done 50 transurethral resections of the prostate (Group II - 24 patients); a senior urologist with vast transurethral resection of the prostate experience (Group III - 19 patients). The following were recorded: the weight of resected tissue, the duration of the resection procedure, the volume of irrigation used, the amount of irrigation absorbed and the hemoglobin and sodium levels in the serum during the procedure. RESULTS: There were no differences between the groups in the amount of irrigation fluid used per operation, the amount of irrigation fluid absorbed or hematocrit and hemoglobin variation during the procedure. The weight of resected tissue per minute was approximately four times higher in group III than in groups I and II. The mean absorbed irrigation fluid was similar between the groups, with no statistical difference between them (p=0.24). Four patients (6 percent) presented with TUR syndrome, without a significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSION: The senior urologist was capable of resecting four times more tissue per time unit than the more inexperienced surgeons. Therefore, a surgeon's experience may be important to reduce the risk of secondary TURP due to recurring adenomas or adenomas that were incompletely resected. However, the incidence of complications was the same between the three groups.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde
/
Urologia
/
Competência Clínica
/
Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
/
Estudo de etiologia
/
Estudo observacional
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinics
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS