Anaesthetic management of transurethral resection of prostate in a patient with aortic and mitral valve replacement

A 57-year-old man was scheduled to undergo Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hypertrophy. He was catheterised for acute urinary retention three months back. He was a known case of severe mitral regurgitation, severe aortic stenosis, and severe tricuspid regurgitation fo...

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Published inIndian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 435 - 437
Main Authors Gurajala, Indira, Vaddi, Suryaprakash, Devraj, Rahul, Reddy, PNarasimha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2011
Medknow Publications
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Coronary vessels
Letters to Editor
Prostate
Surgery
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Summary:A 57-year-old man was scheduled to undergo Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hypertrophy. He was catheterised for acute urinary retention three months back. He was a known case of severe mitral regurgitation, severe aortic stenosis, and severe tricuspid regurgitation for which he underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement with tricuspid annuloplasty one month earlier. He required early surgery to decrease the risk of infective endocarditis from urosepsis.
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ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/0019-5049.84838