Perioperative care of patients undergoing holmium laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Peter J. Gilling M.D.; Michael Mackey; Michael D. Cresswell; Katie M. Kennett; Carol B. Cass; Mark R. Fraundorfer; John N. Kabalin M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.312272

1 July 1998 Perioperative care of patients undergoing holmium laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Peter J. Gilling M.D., Michael Mackey, Michael D. Cresswell, Katie M. Kennett, Carol B. Cass, Mark R. Fraundorfer, John N. Kabalin M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 3245, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312272
Event: BiOS '98 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

HoLRP is a technique which produces a defect in the prostatic fossa analogous to TURP but does so with significantly less blood loss. The perioperative outcome was assessed in a randomized clinical trial. The patients in the HoLRP arm (61 patients) had a longer resection time when compared to the TURP group (59 patients) but had less nursing contact time, shorter catheter time and a shorter hospital stay. Four patients in the TURP arm (6.8%) required blood transfusion compared to none in the HoLRP arm. Postoperative dysuria was similar in the two groups. Overall, the perioperative morbidity of HoLRP is less than that of TURP.

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Peter J. Gilling M.D., Michael Mackey, Michael D. Cresswell, Katie M. Kennett, Carol B. Cass, Mark R. Fraundorfer, and John N. Kabalin M.D. "Perioperative care of patients undergoing holmium laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)", Proc. SPIE 3245, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems VIII, (1 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312272

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