TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED PROSTATE BIOPSY: PERIPROSTATIC BLOCK VERSUS CAUDAL BLOCK FOR ANALGESIA.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR202012779661309
- Lead Sponsor
- Oluwatobi Fasola
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
All consenting male patients for whom a TRUS guided prostate biopsy was indicated for suspected prostate cancer were included in the study. The indications being elevated serum PSA values with abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) findings.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with obvious spinal metastases with paraplegia, patients with bleeding disorders, acute prostatitis, painful anal conditions, and allergy to local anesthetic
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method