Subcutaneous local anaesthetic after transperineal prostate biopsy under <scp>general anaesthesia</scp> : a randomised trial
Subcutaneous LA infiltration significantly reduces immediate moderate-to-severe pain following GATP biopsy. Although overall pain scores were low, a clinically meaningful subset benefitted from this simple, low-cost, and safe intervention. These findings also have relevance to contemporary TP prostate biopsy under LA workflows, supporting the concept that superficial infiltration may provide additive value alongside established block-based analgesic protocols.
Authors
- Shannon McGrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-027X)
- Kirby R. Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-5985)
- Christa Babst
- Eoin Dinneen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4309-3257)
- Nathan Lawrentschuk
- Marlon Perera
- Abdullah Al‐Khanaty
- Damien Bolton
Institutions
- Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Prostate Cancer Research (GB)
- Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (GB)
- Austin Health (AU)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.70135
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00