THE INFLUENCE OF PATIENT POSITIONING ON THE HEMODYNAMIC-CHANGES IN TURP PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CORONARY-DISEASE

Authors
KEDAR S GAITINI L VAIDA S SOMRI M COLLINS G YANOVSKI B NATIV O
Citation
S. Kedar et al., THE INFLUENCE OF PATIENT POSITIONING ON THE HEMODYNAMIC-CHANGES IN TURP PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CORONARY-DISEASE, European urology, 27(1), 1995, pp. 23-25
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
European urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03022838
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
23 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-2838(1995)27:1<23:TIOPPO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Hemodynamic changes were studied in 10 patients with severe coronary d isease during routine transurethral prostatectomy (TURF) when performe d in the lithotomy position with and without elevation of the legs. Th e patients undergoing the procedure in the lithotomy position with ele vation of the legs exhibited significant hemodynamic changes as compar ed with those undergoing the procedure without elevation of the legs. This leads us to conclude that performing TURF in the lithotomy positi on without elevation of the legs benefited the patient by stabilizing hemodynamic factors.