Which is better for pain reduction during transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate: Intravenous diazepam, local periprostatic nerve block, or combination? controlled randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSPB) is considered the procedure of choice for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Men undergoing this biopsy experience high psychological stress. Different studies recommend techniques as sedation, lidocaine gel intrarectally, periprostatic nerve block alone, or nitrous oxide inhalation as effective methods of analgesia during procedural-related pain or discomfort. We evaluated three techniques for pain relief during TRUSPB and evaluated if there was any increase in the incidence of complications when employing either technique.

Setting

Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.

Methods

Three hundred patients of age 43-92-year-old underwent TRUSPBs. Patients were allocated randomly into three equal groups to

SUBMITTER: Atta H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5789491 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature