Short term outcomes of prostate biopsy in men tested for cancer by prostate specific antigen: prospective evaluation within ProtecT study.

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OBJECTIVES: To measure the effect of the adverse events within 35 days of transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy from the perspective of asymptomatic men having prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing; to assess early attitude to re-biopsy; to estimate healthcare resource use associated with adverse events due to biopsy; and to develop a classification scheme for reporting adverse events after prostate biopsy. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study (Prostate Biopsy Effects: ProBE) nested within Prost...

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Authors: Rosario, D; Lane, J; Metcalfe, C; Donovan, J; Doble, A

• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
• Volume: 344
• Issue: 7840
• Pages: d7894
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• Acceptance date: 2011-10-13
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7894
• EISSN: 1756-1833
• ISSN: 0959-8138
• Language: English
• Keywords: Postoperative Complications; Male; Prostate; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Aged; Biopsy; Attitude to Health; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Time Factors; Humans; Prostatic Neoplasms; Ultrasonography, Interventional