Table 2.
Perioperative data and recovery parameters in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia receiving prostatic artery embolisation (PAE) or transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
| Measure | PAE (n=48) | TURP (n=51) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaesthesia | |||
| General (No (%) of patients) | — | 26 (51) | — |
| Spinal (No (%) of patients) | — | 25 (49) | — |
| Local (No (%) of patients) | 48 (100) | — | — |
| Procedure time (min) | 122.2 (25.8) | 69.5 (22.5) | <0.001 |
| PAE procedure details | |||
| Bilateral (No (%) of patients) | 36 (75.0) | — | — |
| Unilateral (No (%) of patients) | 12 (25.0) | — | — |
| Fluoroscopy time (min) | 50.8 (17.5) | — | — |
| Dose area product (Gy/cm2) | 176.5 (101.2) | — | — |
| Pain during intervention (visual analogue scale) | 0.1 (0.6) | — | — |
| Additional analgesics needed (No (%) of patients)* | 2 (4.2) | — | — |
| Amount of embolisation particles used (mL) | 1.0 (0.4) | — | — |
| TURP procedure details | |||
| Time of resection (min) | — | 58.25 (24.33) | — |
| Weight of resected tissue (g) | — | 25.20 (15.16) | — |
| Retrieval rate (g/min) | — | 0.43 (0.20) | — |
| Recovery parameters | |||
| Preoperative haemoglobin (g/L) | 147.4 (12.2) | 145.2 (12.7) | 0.38 |
| Haemoglobin decrease 24h (g/L) | −4.3 (7.0) | −13.8 (11.0) | 0.001 |
| Bladder catheter indwelling time (days) | 1.3 (1.4) | 3.3 (1.4) | 0.001 |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | 2.2 (0.6) | 4.2 (1.7) | 0.001 |
Data are mean (standard deviation) unless stated otherwise.
*
1 g of paracetamol given as premedication.