Table 2 Operative data and intra/perioperative complications stratified by surgical procedures.

From: Clinical comparison of TURP, PVP and holep for small volume BPH

Parameters

TURP

Green-light laser

Holmium laser

P value

Operative time, min

53.15 ± 21.96

48.53 ± 22.38a

45.00 ± 19.04b

< 0.001

Catheter duration, d

5.29 ± 1.31

4.84 ± 1.05a

4.79 ± 0.96b

0.001

UTI (%)

5 (5.9)

29 (7.0)

5 (3.5)

0.764

Acute urinary retention requiring a catheter (%)

10 (11.8)

29 (6.9)

10 (7.0)

0.459

Hematuria/clot retention (%)

7 (8.2)

23 (5.5)

6 (4.1)

0.090

Bladder irrigation

5 (5.9)

17 (4.1)

5 (3.5)

0.091

Surgical intervention

2 (2.4)

6 (1.4)

1 (0.7)

0.076

Sepsis (%)

1 (1.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0.450

  1. UTI Urinary tract infection.
  2. a represents the statistical difference between the TURP group and the green-light laser group.
  3. b represents the statistical difference between the TURP group and Holmium laser group.
  4. c represents the statistical difference between the the green-light laser group and Holmium laser group.
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