Transperineal prostate biopsy under local vs general anaesthesia: a cost‐effectiveness analysis
Performing TPB via the LA approach would be cost-saving from both hospital and societal perspectives without reducing the accuracy of the biopsy.
Authors
- Donnacha Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-5056)
- Haitham Tuffaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2993-3480)
- David Wetherell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5783-3642)
- Helen E. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-1301)
- Stephen McGeorge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-0375)
- Homayoun Zargar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8424-1087)
- Matthew J. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0552-7402)
- John Yaxley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-9037)
- Henry H. Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1955-6992)
- Shiksha Arora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3098-4584)
- Brendan Hermenigildo Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8138-5170)
- Adam Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-1008)
- Michael Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1012-5360)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Wesley Hospital (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16722
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56
Funders
- Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation
- Queensland Health
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
- University of Queensland
- Metro North Hospital and Health Service