Body temperature changes during transurethral prostatectomy

Abstract

A prospective trial was made to investigate the effects of cold irrigating solutions on body temperatures during transurethral resection of the prostate. In a control group of 45 cases, when the irrigating fluids had a mean temperature of 21.9°C, there was a significant fall in body temperature from 36 ± 0.6 °C to 34.9 ± 0.7°C. In test group A of 48 cases, when the irrigating fluids had a mean temperature of 4.96°C, there was a significant fall in body temperature from 36.1 ± 0.6°C to 34.8 ± 0.9°C. In test group B (five cases) when the irrigating fluids had a mean temperature of 10.2°C there was a significant fall in body temperature from 36.0 ± 0.4 to 34.6 ± 0.8. Comparative analysis between the control group and test group A did not show significant differences in the degrees of cooling in the two groups.