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TURP syndrome and severe hyponatremia under general anaesthesia
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- Published on: 7 August 2018
- Published on: 7 August 2018Hyponatremia is not same as TURP syndromeShow More
We read with great interest the case report by Demirel (1) et al. in the journal. The authors described the case showing severe hyponatremia and critical hypoxia during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery in the patient under general anaesthesia. TURP syndrome is initiated by absorption of irrigating fluid (2) and is characterized by decreasing a serum sodium concentration, inducing cardiovascular depr...
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