Anesth Pain Med.  2010 Apr;5(2):173-176.

Sudden hypothermia after bladder perforation during transurethral bladder tumor resection: A case report

• Lee MK
• Lee YS

Abstract

Transurethral resection is frequently performed urologic operation for benign prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer, bladder cancer. During transurethral resection, urologists generally use room temperature irrigation fluid, and there is a chance that patients will run into hypothermia. Hypothermia may lead to arrhythmia, reduction of cardiac output, coagulation disorder, metabolic acidosis, and further serious life threatening complications. This case describes a sudden drop in core temperature due to bladder perforation and intraperitoneal leakage of irrigation fluid during transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

Keyword

Bladder perforation; Hypothermia; Intraperitoneal leakage; Transurethral resection

MeSH Terms

Acidosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Output
Humans
Hypertrophy
Hypothermia
Prostate
Prostatic Neoplasms
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms