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SUBMITTER: Li M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5227686 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Mingchao M Wang Zhengyun Z Li Hao H Yang Jun J Rao Ke K Wang Tao T Wang Shaogang S Liu Jihong J
Scientific reports 20170112
A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy of local anesthesia in alleviating pain during prostate biopsy. We searched relevant articles in PubMed and Embase. The included studies should be randomized controlled trials (RCT) using local anesthesia to alleviate pain during biopsy, which was recorded by a pain scale. Analgesic efficacy of different local anesthesia techniques were analyzed, including intrarectal local anesthesia (IRLA), periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus bl ...[more]