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Table 3 Complications following prostate biopsy

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

Complications

Frequency

Percentage

Rectal bleeding

51

48.1

Dysuriaa

34

41.5

Haematuria

42

39.6

Cysto-urethritis

36

34.0

Fever

24

22.6

Chills and rigours

5

4.7

Septic shock

1

0.9

Acute urinary retentionb

1

1.3

  1. a41 patients in each group without urethral catheter were included in this proportion
  2. bTotal number of patients without catheter = 79