Table 4

Peri-operative complications in the studied groups.

Glycine group

(n = 120)

Glucose group

(n = 120)

Saline group

(n = 120)


TUR syndrome

17*

0

0


ECG changes

6

0

0


Elevated glycine

36*

0

0


Elevated tropnin-I

3

0

0


Clot retention

0

0

1


Blood transfusion

2

2

0


Urinary retention

0

0

0


Statistically significance (p < 0.05%).

X2 test was used.

TUR syndrome: trans-urethral resection syndrome.

Yousef et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2010 10:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-10-7

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