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African Journal of Urology

Table 2 Comparison of outcome measures between the intra-rectal lidocaine gel group and the peri-prostatic nerve block group

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

Outcome measures

Intra-rectal lidocaine gel group

Peri-prostatic nerve block group

p-value

Pain during anaesthesia

1.6 ± 1.9

3.7 ± 2.1

0.001*

Pain during prostate biopsy

6.8 ± 2.2

2.9 ± 1.9

0.001*

Satisfaction with procedure

24 (45.3%)

46 (86.8%)

0.001†

Acceptance of a repeat biopsy

32 (60.4%)

47 (88.7%)

0.002†

  1. Pain score during anaesthesia administration and prostate biopsy are presented as mean ± standard deviation, while other outcome measures are presented as frequency (%)
  2. * p-value (independent samples t test) < 0.05 is significant
  3. †p-value (Chi-square test) < 0.05 is significant
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