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. 1987:104:73-5.

Use of blood in transurethral prostatectomy--routine or selective cross-matching?

J E Faber  1 , M Hansen, H G Genster
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  • PMID: 3481471

Use of blood in transurethral prostatectomy--routine or selective cross-matching?

J E Faber et al. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 1987.

Abstract

In our series of 700 transurethral resections of the prostate 464 patients (66%) received no blood transfusions, while 121 patients (17%) received two or more units of blood. A significant relationship was demonstrated between the size of the prostate and the estimated blood loss, as well as between the presence of a preoperative urethral catheter and the blood loss.

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