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 complications^∗	1	8
Sepsis	0	2
Fever without sepsis	1	6
Noninfective complications^†	29	22
Hematuria	17	13
Rectal bleeding	5	4
Perineal pain	7	5

^∗𝑃=.001;^†𝑃=.391.