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Published in final edited form as: Int Urol Nephrol. 2014 May 4;46(9):1699–1705. doi: 10.1007/s11255-014-0719-9

Table 5.

Perioperative outcomes during the resection of the bladder tumors

Outcome	Monopolar TUR n = 38	Bipolar TUR n = 45
Need for muscle relaxation (%)
Yes	4 (11)	4 (9)
No	34 (89)	41 (91)
Median time in PACU in min. (range)	114.5 (41–287)	76 (38–210)
Need for Foley catheter (%)
Yes	7 (18)	8 (18)
No	30 (79)	36 (80)
CIC	1 (3)	1 (2)
Recatheterization (%)
Yes (^* retention or ^§ admitted for CBI)	1 (3)^*	2 (4)^§
No	37 (97)	43 (96)
Postoperative bleeding (%)
Yes (admitted for CBI)	0	2 (4)
No	38 (100)	43 (96)

TUR transurethral resection, PACU postanesthesia care unit, CIC clean intermittent catheterization, CBI continuous bladder irrigation

^{* and §}

denote the type of complication