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[Phloroglucinol: safe and effective for the prevention of bladder spasm after TURP]
Tie-Ding Chen1, Yin-Huai Wang, Luo-Yan Yang
1Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China. chentd1983@163.com
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of phloroglucinol in preventing bladder spasm after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
Methods:
Using the random sampling method, we assigned 74 cases of TURP into a treatment group (n = 39), given 80 mg phloroglucinol every day for 3 days, and a control group (n = 35), left untreated. Then we observed the frequency, duration and pain of bladder spasm within the 3 days and compared them between the two groups.
Results:
The mean frequency, duration and pain visual analogue score of bladder spasm were (4.3 +/- 1.2) times, (7.2 +/- 2.1) min and 3.2 +/- 1.6 respectively in the treatment group, as compared with (7.5 +/- 2.4) times, (15.6 +/- 6.8) min and 4.7 +/- 2.3 in the control, with statistically significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.05). And no obvious adverse reactions were found in the treatment group.
Conclusion:
Phloroglucinol is safe and effective for the prevention and treatment of bladder spasm following TURP.
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