Der Urologe. Ausg. A
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Transurethral resection (TUR) is a surgical operation generally performed in elderly patients, afflicted with polymorbidity and a high risk for anaesthesia. We studied 1351 transurethral resections during the years 1974-1984: 840 of these procedures were done under regional block--spinal as well as epidural--and 511 in general anaesthesia. Results and complications were related to the applied technique of anaesthesia. Considering that especially the very old patients belong to the regional anaesthesia group where general anaesthesia is known to be dangerous, the results of this study confirm definitely that regional anaesthesia is at present the most appropriate technique for TUR surgery.
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A · Mar 1988
[Peridural opioid analgesia in the terminal stage of cancer. Indications--implementation--results].
The indications for the application of opioids near the spinal cord are presented and two groups of patients treated with pericutaneous and intracorporeal systems are reported. If indicated, this method offers the possibility of treating patients on an outpatient basis.