Comparison of the tolerability and efficacy of intra-rectal lidocaine gel with peri-prostatic nerve block as anaesthetic techniques for prostate biopsy

African Journal of Urology

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of patients with suspected prostate cancer

	Intra-rectal lidocaine gel group	Peri-prostatic nerve block group	p-value
Age (years), mean ± SD	68.1 ± 7.8	65.4 ± 6.7	0.055*
PSA (ng/ml), median [range]	18.6 [4.6–102.1]	19.0 [4.0–103.2]	0.740^ǂ
Prostate volume (g), median [range]	52.3 [12.1–280.7]	59.0 [13.4–163.8]	0.892^ǂ