Clinical Study
Does Leaving the Biopsy Needle in Povidone-Iodine Solution Reduce Infective Complications after Biopsy?
Table 2
Distribution of complications according to groups.
| Characteristic | Group 1 () | Group 2 () | value |
| Fever (%) | 14 (15.7) | 5 (5.7) | 0.033 | Temperature (°C) (mean ± SD) (range) | 38.7 ± 0.9 (37.7–40.2) | 39.3 ± 0.6 (38.7–40) | 0.22 | Sepsis (%) | 5 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 0.025 | Prostatitis (%) | 9 (10.1) | 2 (2.3) | 0.032 | Urinary retention (%) | 11 (12.4) | 3 (3.4) | 0.029 | Hospital stay (%) | 12 (13.5) | 4 (4.6) | 0.040 | General complications (%) | 26 (29.2) | 7 (8) | <0.001 |
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