Table 9: Perioperative Outcomes. Electrovaporization Using Bipolar Energy Versus TURP.
| Study, Year | Operative time Mean (SD), Min | Hospital stay Mean (SD), Days | Catheterization time Mean (SD), Hours | Hemoglobin decrease, Mean (SD), g/dL | Transfusion, N (%) | Intra-operative irrigant requirement, Mean (SD), L | TUR syndrome No N (%) | Irritative voiding symptoms N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon et al. 2006 (93) PKVP TURP |
Resection time 32.6 (13.4) 28.5 (15.2) P = .08 |
3 (0.9) 3.4 (1.1) |
NR | 0.8 (0.9) 1.4 (1.3) P =.002 |
0 4 (5.3) |
NR | 0 0 |
NR |
| De Sio et al. 2006 (66) PKVP TURP PKVP TURP |
49 53 NS Resection time: 33 39 NS |
2.26 4.46 |
72 100 P <.05 |
0.8 1 |
1 0 NS |
NR | 0 0 |
NR |
| Nuhoglu et al. 2006 (64) PKVP TURP |
55 (9.7) 52 (13.2) NS |
NR | 47 (5.6) 75.7 (12.5) P < .009 |
0.3 0.5 NS |
1 2 |
NR | 0 0 |
NR |
| Seckiner et al. 2006 (65) PKVP TURP |
52.9 (12.8) 52.9 (16.3) P =.835 |
NR | 74.4 (33.6) 74.4 (14.4) NS |
0.6 1.5 |
0 0 |
8.3 (3.8) 6.9 (3.2) P = .213 |
0 0 |
NR |
| Tefekli et al. 2005 (32) PKVP TURP |
40.3 (11.4) 57.8 (13.4) P <.01 |
NR | 55.2 (16.8) 91.2 (16.8) P <.05 |
NR | 1 1 |
11.4 (45) 18.3 (13.6) P <.05 |
0 0 |
6 (12.2) 2 (4.3) |
| Fung et al. 2005 (94) PKVP TURP |
Resection time 36.6 32.9 P =.488 |
NR | 27.36 29.04 P =.594 |
0.24 NR NS |
NR | 11.6 12.2 P =.722 |
0 0 |
NR |
NR refers to not reported; NS, not significant; PKVP, Plasmakinetic vaporization of the prostate; SD, standard deviation; TUR, transurethral resection; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate