Lower Dose of 5 mL of 1% Lidocaine is More Suitable than the Conventional 10 mL for Caudal Block in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 5

Early complications of transrectal prostate biopsy.

	1% lidocaine, 5 mL; (n = 395)	1% lidocaine, 10 mL; (n = 395)	value
Rectal bleeding (%)	59.7 (236/395)	67.8 (268/395)	0.018
Rectal bleeding score	0.77 ± 0.77	0.93 ± 0.83	0.0036
Urinary retention (%)	3.5 (14/395)	4.8 (19/395)	0.38
Urinary tract infection (%)	1.3 (5/395)	1.5 (6/395)	0.76
Vagal reflex (%)	1.5 (6/395)	2.8 (11/395)	0.22
Hematuria (%)	4.6 (18/395)	2.8 (11/395)	0.19

Rectal bleeding score was analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test. using the Mann–Whitney U test. The incidences of complications were analyzed using the chi-square test. using the chi-squared test.