British journal of urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Expired breath ethanol measurement to calculate irrigating fluid absorption during transurethral resection of the prostate: experience in a district general hospital.
To estimate differences in the absorption of ethanol-tagged irrigant fluid in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) using measurements of ethanol concentration in the breath. ⋯ Irrigant absorption occurs frequently during TURP and is more likely to occur in operations performed by trainee urologists.