Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?

Background/Objective: This study is aimed at determining if bowel enema further reduces complication rate in Nigerian men undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy. Methods and Materials: A prospective case controlled study conducted in a hospital setting involving patients who met indications for pros...

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Main Authors: E I Udeh, I I Nnabugwu, O F N Ozoemena
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
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Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=2;epage=9;aulast=Udeh;type=0
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description Background/Objective: This study is aimed at determining if bowel enema further reduces complication rate in Nigerian men undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy. Methods and Materials: A prospective case controlled study conducted in a hospital setting involving patients who met indications for prostate biopsy. Forty patients were equally assigned into two groups of bowel enema and no bowel enema for transrectal prostate biopsy and were discharged home on antibiotics after the procedure. The patients visited the clinic on the 2nd, 7th and 30th day after the procedure where a purpose designed questionaire was administered to measure the complication rate of fever, haemospermia, rectal bleeding, urethral bleeding,acute urinary retention associated with the procedure. Results: There appeared to be no statistically significant difference between bowel enema and no bowel enema in the development of fever (p=0.22), haemospermia (p=1.0), rectal bleeding (p=0.22), prostatic abscess (p=1.0), urethral bleeding (p=0.22), blood transfusion (p=1.0) and acute urinary retention (p=1.0). Conclusion: An overnight fast with antibiotic prophylaxis remains a relatively safe procedure and gives similar outcome as a combination of bowel enema, rectal washout and antibiotic prophylaxis before biopsy. As such, bowel enema and rectal washout before biopsy provides no clinicallysignificant outcome advantage, and potentially increases patient cost and discomfort.
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spelling doaj.art-7332f554f49541d5bd61c08967c313fb2022-12-22T04:14:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Medicine and Health Development2635-36952016-01-012122910.4314/jcm.v21i2.2Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?E I UdehI I NnabugwuO F N OzoemenaBackground/Objective: This study is aimed at determining if bowel enema further reduces complication rate in Nigerian men undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy. Methods and Materials: A prospective case controlled study conducted in a hospital setting involving patients who met indications for prostate biopsy. Forty patients were equally assigned into two groups of bowel enema and no bowel enema for transrectal prostate biopsy and were discharged home on antibiotics after the procedure. The patients visited the clinic on the 2nd, 7th and 30th day after the procedure where a purpose designed questionaire was administered to measure the complication rate of fever, haemospermia, rectal bleeding, urethral bleeding,acute urinary retention associated with the procedure. Results: There appeared to be no statistically significant difference between bowel enema and no bowel enema in the development of fever (p=0.22), haemospermia (p=1.0), rectal bleeding (p=0.22), prostatic abscess (p=1.0), urethral bleeding (p=0.22), blood transfusion (p=1.0) and acute urinary retention (p=1.0). Conclusion: An overnight fast with antibiotic prophylaxis remains a relatively safe procedure and gives similar outcome as a combination of bowel enema, rectal washout and antibiotic prophylaxis before biopsy. As such, bowel enema and rectal washout before biopsy provides no clinicallysignificant outcome advantage, and potentially increases patient cost and discomfort.http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=2;epage=9;aulast=Udeh;type=0antibiotics prophylaxisbenefitsbowel enemacomplicationstransrectal prostate biopsy
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I I Nnabugwu
O F N Ozoemena
Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
antibiotics prophylaxis
benefits
bowel enema
complications
transrectal prostate biopsy
title Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
title_full Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
title_fullStr Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
title_full_unstemmed Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
title_short Reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy: Any additional benefit of bowel enema?
title_sort reducing complications by antibiotic prophylaxis in transrectal prostate biopsy any additional benefit of bowel enema
topic antibiotics prophylaxis
benefits
bowel enema
complications
transrectal prostate biopsy
url http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=2;epage=9;aulast=Udeh;type=0
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