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ArticleWorld journal of urology2022

Infectious complications after transrectal MRI-targeted and systematic prostate biopsy.

Inari Kalalahti, Kaisa Huotari, Andrew M Erickson, Anssi Petas, Hanna Vasarainen, Antti Rannikko

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Article in World journal of urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Inari KalalahtiDepartment of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. inari.kalalahti@hus.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-1850
Kaisa HuotariDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Andrew M EricksonResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Anssi PetasDepartment of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Hanna VasarainenDepartment of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Antti RannikkoDepartment of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FI

Funding

Juhani Ahon Lääketieteen Tutkimussäätiö Awarded in 2021K. Albin Johanssons Stiftelse Awarded in 2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare infectious complications after transrectal systematic prostate biopsy (SB) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted biopsy (TB) in a large retrospective cohort to assess whether one technique is superior to the other regarding infectious complications.

methodsA total of 4497 patients underwent 5288 biopsies, 2875 (54%) SB and 2413 (46%) MRI-TB only. On average, 12 SB cores and 3.7 MRI-TB cores were taken per biopsy session during the study period. Infection-related complications within 30 days were compared. The primary endpoint was a positive urine culture. Secondary endpoints were positive blood cultures, urine tests with elevated leukocytes ≥ 100 E6/L and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥ 100 mg/L. Chi-square test was used to compare the cohorts.

resultsPositive urine cultures were found in 77 (2.7%) after SB and in 42 (1.7%) after MRI-TB (p = 0.022). In total, 46 (0.9%) blood culture positive infections were found, 23 (0.9%) occurred after SB and 23 (1.0%) after MRI-TB, (p = 0.848). Urine tests with elevated leukocytes ≥ 100 E6/L were found in 111 (3.9%) after SB and in 61 (2.5%) after MRI-TB (p = 0.006). Elevated CRP ≥ 100 mg/L was found in 122 (4.2%) after SB and in 72 (3.0%) after MRI-TB (p = 0.015). Blood cultures were drawn more often after SB than after MRI-TB, but the difference was not statistically significant. However, urine cultures and CRP were taken more often after SB than MRI-TB.

conclusionBlood culture positive infections were equally rare after SB and MRI-TB. However, all other infectious complications were more common after SB than MRI-TB.

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ProstateProstatic NeoplasmsBiopsyHumansImage-Guided BiopsyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, InterventionalComplicationInfectionPerinealProstate biopsyTargetedTransrectal

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PMID35930069
PMCPMC9427867
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