Does Leaving the Biopsy Needle in Povidone-Iodine Solution Reduce Infective Complications after Biopsy?

Table 1

Characteristics of patients in the groups.

Characteristic	Group 1 ()	Group 2 ()	value
Age (y), mean ± SD (range)	65.4 ± 8.7 (41–88)	65.3 ± 8.6 (48–86)	0.812
Diabetes mellitus (%)	18 (20.2)	25 (28.7)	0.221
Waist circumference (%)	39 (43.8)	45 (5.7)	0.294
Hypertension (%)	25 (28.1)	30 (34.5)	0.360
Metabolic syndrome (%)	32 (36)	35 (40.2)	0.559
Heart disease (%)	18 (20.2)	15 (17.2)	0.612
Smoker (%)	35 (39.3)	33 (37.9)	0.849
LUTS (%)	31 (34.8)	35 (40.2)	0.460
Previous history of biopsy (%)	18 (20.2)	17 (19.5)	0.909
PSA level (ng/mL), median (min–max)	7.20 (2.28–100)	6.70 (0–150)	0.293
Prostate volume median (min–max)	50 (13–153)	45 (8–131)	0.224
PVR median (min–max)	15 (0–300)	15 (0–433)	0.494