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Monitoring irrigating fluid absorption during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP); a comparison between 1 and 2% ethanol as a tracer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2756356     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In a series of 35 transurethral resections of the prostate 1% ethanol was compared to 2% ethanol as a marker of the irrigating fluid. The ethanol concentration in the expired breath of the patient (EB-ethanol) correlated significantly to the irrigant absorption, as measured volumetrically, and to the change in the serum sodium concentration at 10-min intervals during the operation. The pattern of changes in EB-ethanol indicated whether the main part of the absorption entered through the intravenous or the extravascular route. With 1% ethanol added to the irrigating solution the absorption of 100-150 ml in 10 min could readily be detected. The sensitivity was twice as great with 2% ethanol; however, 1% ethanol is sufficient for routine procedures as it permits absorption to be detected long before it is large enough to produce a TUR syndrome. Monitoring ethanol in the expired breath provides the surgeon with an instrument to check that preventive steps against further absorption are effective.
Authors:
J O Hultén; R G Hahn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0036-5599     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol.     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-09-01     Completed Date:  1989-09-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0114501     Medline TA:  Scand J Urol Nephrol     Country:  SWEDEN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  103-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Piteå County Hospital, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Breath Tests
Ethanol / diagnostic use*
Humans
Intraoperative Care / methods
Irrigation*
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
Prostatectomy*
Sodium / blood
Water-Electrolyte Balance
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / diagnosis,  etiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol; 7440-23-5/Sodium

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