AGE AS A PROGNOSTIC VARIABLE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY

In a retrospective study the outcome of transurethral prostatectomy (T URP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients more than 80 y ears old was compared to a control group of patients with a mean age t en years younger. The elderly had significantly more tissue resected a nd presented with a higher rate of preoperative urinary tract infectio n. More urological complications were seen among the elderly but these were generally short lived and had no influence on the morbidity, mor tality and symptomatic outcome. The perioperative mortality was 3.2% a mong elderly and 0% in the younger age group. A cardiorespiratory risk score could not predict patients at risk. In conclusion the age per s e had no major influence on the outcome of TURP.