The influence of 12 clinical and social factors on the length of post-operative stay in hospital after transurethral resection of the prostate was investigated in 100 patients. Using a multiple binary regression analysis, the factors significantly associated with a post-operative stay exceeding 6 days were: patient's age greater than 70 years (P less than 0.005), the presence of existing cardiovascular disease (P less than 0.005) and the weight of the prostate gland resected greater than 10 g (P less than 0.005). The first two factors are useful in providing a prediction of prolonged post-operative stay. The results indicate that those factors associated with a prolonged post-operative stay are beyond the control of the clinician.
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Radiation diarrhoea was treated successfully with cholestyramine, and this is confirmed by faecal biochemistry. The reasons for this response are discussed and it is suggested that the resin may affect gut bacterial activity.
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