VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS AND CHANGES IN SERUM GLYCINE CONCENTRATION DURING TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE

Visual evoked potentials were recorded in 10 patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy under subarachnoid anaesthesia. They were compared with those obtained in a control group (n =5) having other operative procedures also under spinal anaesthesia. Serum concentrations of glycine, ammonia, glu...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1988-04, Vol.60 (5), p.525-529
Main Authors: CASEY, W.F., HANNON, V, CUNNINGHAM, A, HEANEY, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics
Aged
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, Spinal
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Evoked Potentials, Visual - drug effects
Glycine - administration & dosage
Glycine - blood
Glycine - metabolism
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Prostatectomy
Therapeutic Irrigation
Time Factors
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Summary:Visual evoked potentials were recorded in 10 patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy under subarachnoid anaesthesia. They were compared with those obtained in a control group (n =5) having other operative procedures also under spinal anaesthesia. Serum concentrations of glycine, ammonia, glucose and sodium, and osmolality, were determined during the perioperative period. The prostatectomy group demonstrated a significant prolongation of visual evoked potential P2 latency in the postoperative period when compared with preoperative values (P
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/60.5.525