Transurethral resection of the prostate: when to get help

1. 1

   Is any of this happening now?

   Call 911

   Call emergency services for severe bleeding with weakness or fainting, chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or sudden confusion.

   Other emergency signs, for anyone

   • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
   • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
   • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
   • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
   • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
   • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
   • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
   • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
2. 2

   Is any of this happening?

   Be seen today

   Seek prompt medical advice if you develop a fever, worsening pain, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, or increasing bleeding.

   Get urgent help if you cannot pass urine, the catheter stops draining with increasing bladder pain, or you pass large clots or persistent bright-red blood.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
3. 3

   Does any of this apply?

   Book an appointment

   For routine questions, contact your team if burning, urgency, leakage, or difficulty urinating is not improving as expected.

   Also call if blood in the urine repeatedly returns after activity or you are unsure when to restart medicines.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Transurethral resection of the prostate. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.