Clinical Study
Simple Use of the Suppository Type Povidone-Iodine Can Prevent Infectious Complications in Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy
Table 1
Demographic data of patients.
| | Group 1 | Group 2 |
| Number of
patients | 360 | 121 | Mean age
(years) | 64.6
(29–88) | 65.7
(31–96) | Average PSA
(ng/mL) | 6.45 | 7.34 | Prostate
cancer diagnosis | 104 (29%) | 30 (25%) | Infective
| 1 | 8 | Sepsis | 0 | 2 | Fever without
sepsis | 1 | 6 | Noninfective
| 29 | 22 | Hematuria | 17 | 13 | Rectal
bleeding | 5 | 4 | Perineal
pain | 7 | 5 |
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