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. 2015 Nov 3;5:16089. doi: 10.1038/srep16089

Table 3. Comparison of complications rate between the TPBx and TRBx groups.

Complication rate TPBx group (n = 167) No. (%) TRBx group(n = 161) No. (%) P value
All complications 76 (45.5%) 73 (45.3%) 0.912
Minor complicationsa 75 (44.9%) 66 (41.0%) 0.504
Mild hematuria 33 (19.8%) 37 (23.0%) 0.502
Low fever < 38.5°C 2 (1.2%) 7 (4.3%) 0.099
Mild rectal bleeding 0 (0%) 14 (8.7%) <0.001
Mild pain 58 (35.3%) 26 (13.0%) <0.001
Others 11 (6.6%) 12 (7.5%) 0.831
Major complications 1 (0.6%) 7 (4.3%) 0.034
Severe hematuria 0 (0%) 0 (0%)  
High fever > 38.5°C 0 (0%) 2 (1.2%)  
Sepsis 0 (0%) 1 (0.6%)  
Severe rectal bleeding 0 (0%) 2 (1.2%)  
Severe pain 0 (0%) 0 (0%)  
Vasovagal event 1 (0.6%) 2 (1.2%)  

Note:

aThere were overlaps among different subgroups of minor complications.