Patient Experience of Systematic Versus Fusion Prostate Biopsies.
Eur Urol Oncol
; 1(3): 202-207, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy (FBx) technique has gained popularity in prostate cancer (PCa) diagnostics, but little is known about its effect on patient experience.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate pain, discomfort and other non-infectious complications in PCa patients undergoing either systematic 12-core transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy (SBx) or FBx and patient willingness to undergo rebiopsy. DESIGN, SETTING, ANDPARTICIPANTS:
A prospective trial of 262 male patients, 203 of whom underwent transrectal SBx and 59 FBx at Helsinki University Hospital in 2015-2016. Patients completed two questionnaires immediately after and at 30 d after biopsy. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES Patients reported pain and discomfort on a numeric rating scale (NRS; 0-10) immediately after biopsy. At 30 d, discomfort was measured on a scale ranging from 1 (no inconvenience) to 4 (maximal inconvenience). Other symptoms were reported dichotomously (yes/no) in both questionnaires. Mann-Whitney U, Pearson's χ2, and logistic regression tests were used. RESULTS ANDLIMITATIONS:
For the SBx and FBx groups the median number of cores per patient was 12 and three, respectively. At 30 d, a higher proportion of patients in the SBx group had experienced pain than in the FBx group (70/203 [34%] vs 12/59 [20%]; p=0.043), whereas there was no difference in the median discomfort scores. Hematuria was less common in the FBx group (26/59 [44%] vs 140/203 [69%]; p<0.001). Patients willing to undergo rebiopsy immediately post-biopsy reported lower median NRS (3.0 [interquartile range 2.0-5.0] vs 5.0 [4.3-6.0]; p<0.001) and discomfort scores (4.0 [2.0-6.0] vs 7.0 [5.0-8.0]; p<0.001) than those unwilling. At 30 d, less discomfort (2.0 [interquartile range 1.0-2.0] vs 2.0 [2.0-3.0]; p=0.008) and fever (6/195 [3.1%] vs 6/28 [22%]; p=0.001) were experienced by patients willing to undergo rebiopsy. The nonrandomized design was a limitation.CONCLUSIONS:
FBx is associated with less pain and hematuria than SBx during the 30-d interval after biopsy. PATIENTSUMMARY:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted prostate biopsy is associated with less pain, discomfort, and blood in the urine compared to the standard ultrasound-guided procedure. Performing MRI-targeted procedures may reduce biopsy-related complications and promote adherence to recommended repeat biopsy for patients on active surveillance for prostate cancer.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Próstata
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Neoplasias de la Próstata
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Satisfacción del Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Eur Urol Oncol
Año:
2018
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Article