Prostate Biopsy Antisepsis

Summary

During a prostate biopsy, a needle is guided through the rectum into the prostate. Although patients are given antibiotics before the biopsy, there is still a risk of bacteria getting from the rectum into the bladder, prostate and bloodstream during the biopsy. For most surgical procedures, the surgical field is cleaned with antiseptic solution, but this is not common practice for prostate biopsies. In this study patients undergoing prostate biopsy will be randomly assigned to either receive an antiseptic preparation of the rectum or no preparation prior to biopsy, and the rate of infection after the biopsy will be determined.

Timeline

Start

2009-10

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

2011-04

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.