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. 2005;7(Suppl 4):S31–S41.

Table 2.

Selected Outcomes Following TURP for AUR Versus Symptoms Only

Outcome Relative (Risk 95 % CI) AUR Symptoms Chi-Square
Intraoperative 18 (CI 1.3–2.5) 61 (5.0%) 76 (2.9%) <.001
complications
Bleeding 26 (2.1%) 33 (1.2%)
Transfusion > 2 units 2.5 (CI 1.8–3.3) 93 (7.7%) 87 (3.3%) <.001
Return to OR 2.5 (CI 1.8–3.3) 39 (3.1%) 38 (1.4%) <.001
Postoperative 1.6 (CI 1.2–2.0) 124 (10.2%) 177 (6.8%) <.001
complications
Postoperative 2.1 (CI 1.8–2.4) 605 (50.0%) 845 (32.6%) <.001
antibiotics
In-Hospital 3.3 (CI 1.2–9.3) 9 (0.7%) 6 (0.2%) .024
mortality
Mortality 26.6 (CI 3.5–205) 12 (1.0%) 1 (< 0.1%) <.001
30-day OPCS
Mortality 4.4 (CI 2.5–7.6) 37 (3.0%) 19 (0.7%) <.001
90-day OPCS

Data from Pickard et al.38

TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; AUR, acute urinary retention; OR, operating room; OPCS, Office of Population Census and Surveys

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