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Table 2 Patients’ characteristics

From: Transurethral resection syndrome in elderly patients: a retrospective observational study

 

TUR syndrome

 

Parameter

Yes (n = 23)

No (n = 75)

p value

Age, years

77.5 ± 5.2

75.4 ± 4.5

0.115

Height, cm

163.9 ± 6.5

162.8 ± 5.6

0.414

Body weight, kg

61.4 ± 9.3

60.6 ± 7.9

0.296

Diabetes mellitus

3 (13.0%)

12 (16.0%)

0.512

Hypertension

4 (17.4%)

11 (14.7%)

0.488

CRF

1 (4.3%)

2 (2.7%)

0.556

Cardiac disease

0 (0.0%)

2 (2.7%)

0.081

Preoperative serum data

   

  Creatinine

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.4

0.612

  BUN, g/dl

15.9 ± 6.8

16.7 ± 8.2

0.802

  Sodium, mol

140.6 ± 2.4

140.3 ± 2.8

0.446

  Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.5 ± 1.1

13.6 ± 1.7

0.837

  Hematocrit,%

39.1 ± 3.2

39.6 ± 4.9

0.819

  1. Data expressed as means ± SD or number (%). TUR syndrome was defined as the presence of central nervous system disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, restlessness, pain, confusion, or even coma with circulatory abnormalities both intra- and post-operatively.
  2. CRF, chronic renal failure; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.