Procedural Sedation and Analgesia as an Adjunct to Periprostatic Nerve Block for Prostate Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Trial


DOGANCA T., Savsin A., Erdogan S., Altindas F., ÖZDEMİR F., Ekici B., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.43, no.5, pp.288-294, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.22227
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.288-294
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundTo assess whether patient comfort could be increased by adding procedural sedation and analgesia (PSAA) to periprostatic nerve block (PNB) in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsy (TRUS-PB).