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Table 2 Comparison of postoperative complications in all groups

From: Transurethral plasmakinetic resection versus enucleation for benign prostatic hyperplasia: comparison of intraoperative safety profiles based on endoscopic surgical monitoring system

Variable PV < 40 ml 40 ml ≤ PV ≤ 80 ml PV > 80 ml
PK-TURP (n = 15) PK-EEP (n = 19) P-value PK-TURP (n = 37) PK-EEP (n = 33) P-value PK-TURP (n = 11) PK-EEP (n = 13) P-value
Clavien-Dindo I
Bladder spasm 2 (13.33) 1 (5.26) 0.571 6 (16.22) 4 (12.12) 0.883 5 (45.45) 2 (15.38) 0.182
Fever 0 0 — 1 (2.7) 1 (3.03) 1 0 0 —
Hypothermia 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 (9.09) 0 0.458
Clavien-Dindo II
Blood transfusion 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 —
Clot retention 3 (20) 2 (10.53) 0.634 7 (18.92) 5 (15.15) 0.676 2 (18.18) 1 (7.69) 0.576
Transient incontinence 1 (6.67) 4 (21.05) 0.355 4 (10.81) 2 (6.06) 0.779 3 (27.27) 2 (15.38) 0.630
Clavien-Dindo IIIa
Secondary hemorrhage 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 —
Urethral stricture 0 0 — 1 (2.7) 2 (6.06) 0.919 1 (9.09) 0 0.458
TURS 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 —
  1. Data is presented as cases (%)
  2. TURS, transurethral resection syndrome
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