BETADINE SUPPOSITORY: IS IT ENOUGH TO PREVENT INFECTIONS FOLLOWING TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY?

Dr Amit Agrawal; Dr S Tripathy

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2016

BETADINE SUPPOSITORY: IS IT ENOUGH TO PREVENT INFECTIONS FOLLOWING TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY?

Dr Amit Agrawal, Dr S Tripathy

Abstract :

Transrectal prostate biopsy is a commonly performed procedure. Although safe, infectious complications do complicate this procedure in spite of the best efforts by the urologists. This study was conducted to find out the efficacy of Betadine suppository in combating the post biopsy infectious complications. A total of 127 patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy were randomly divided into two groups. Group A received prophylactic Intravenous antibiotics while patients in Group 2 were administered Betadine suppository 30 minutes prior to the biopsy. Infectious complications developed in a total of 5 patients (1 in group 1 and 4 in group 2) but the difference did not reach statistical significance. The non infectious complications were also comparable between the two groups Use of Betadine suppository is a cheaper and safer alternative with less chances of drug resistance when used as a standalone prophylaxis for transrectal biopsies.