Perepanova 2001.
Methods | Prospective, randomised, controlled trial. |
Participants | Patients admitted on an emergency basis with AUR due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. |
Interventions | Group A: Doxazosin 4 mg Group B: Placebo Catheters removed after 12 hours. |
Outcomes | Number with successful TWOC: A 19/30, B 1/6 Need for further surgery: A10/30, B 5/6 |
Notes | Paper translated from Russian. Method of randomisation and allocation concealment unclear: 30 patients in Group A, 6 patients in Group B. Which patient received which surgery unclear. No statistical analysis was performed on outcomes. |
AUR = acute urinary retention TWOC = trial without catheter