Clinical Study

Digital Rectal Examination Standardization for Inexperienced Hands: Teaching Medical Students

Table 1

Patients’ clinical characteristics (1 cc = 1 g).

Clinical and demographic characteristicsValues—mean (range)

Age64.9 (56 to 73) years
Caucasian Latin American100%
PSA4.3 (1.2 to 5.4) ng/mL
IPSS13 (6 to 20)
Prostate volume (US)45 (5.5 to 155) cc
Prostate volume (DRE)39 (15 to 80) cc
Postvoiding residue70 (0 to 250) mL