Table 2.
Complications after transperineal biopsy in 550 patients.
| Parameter | Value – n/N (%) |
|---|---|
| Any complicationa | 33/550 (6.0) |
| Complications according to Clavien–Dindo (CD) | |
| 1 | 20/550 (3.6) |
| 2 | 26/550 (4.7) |
| 3a | 1/550 (0.2) |
| Any infectious complicationb | 20/550 (3.6) |
| UTI with need of antibiotic therapy (CD 2) | 19/550 (3.5) |
| UTI with fever >38.5 °C (CD 2) | 5/550 (0.9) |
| Prostatitis (CD 2) | 2/550 (0.4) |
| Urosepsis or ICU (CD 4) | 0/550 (0) |
| Death within 30 days (CD 5) | 0/550 (0) |
| Any relevant bleeding complicationc | 8/550 (1.5) |
| Macrohematuria with irrigation (CD 1) | 7/550 (1.3) |
| Bladder tamponade (CD 1) | 2/550 (0.4) |
| Macrohematuria with TUR intervention (CD 3) | 0/550 (0) |
| Mild macrohematuria (no CD) | 212/550 (38.5) |
| Acute urinary retention (CD 1) | 11/550 (2.0) |
| Erectile dysfunction (no CD) | 50/348 (14.4) |
UTI urinary tract infection, ICU intensive care unit, TUR transurethral.
aTotal number of patients with one or more complications besides mild macrohematuria.
bTotal number of patients with any infectious complication.
cTotal number of patients with bleeding complications besides mild macrohematuria.