Are outpatient transperineal prostate biopsies without antibiotic prophylaxis equivalent to standard transrectal biopsies for patient safety and cancer detection rates?A retrospective cohort study in 222 patients

Are outpatient transperineal prostate biopsies without antibiotic prophylaxis equivalent to standard transrectal biopsies for patient safety and cancer detection rates?A retrospective cohort study in 222 patients

Abstract Background To describe our experience with outpatient transperineal biopsy (TPB) without antibiotics compared to transrectal biopsy (TRB) with antibiotics and bowel preparation. The literature elicits comparable cancer detection, time, and cost between the two. As antibiotic resistance incr...

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Main Authors: Majdee Islam, Rodrigo Donalisio Da Silva, Alan Quach, Diedra Gustafson, Leticia Nogueira, Nathan Clark, Fernando J. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Transperineal biopsy
Transrectal
Infection
Complications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00303-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00303-8

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