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What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Urology

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No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 3 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Short course vs long course treatment

Hospitalization · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course showed no clear difference in hospitalization compared with long course treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.14 [0.47, 36.46]
2 studies · 366 participants
Low

Short course vs long course treatment

Bacteriuria · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course probably leads to higher bacteriuria compared with long course treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.09 [1.17, 3.73]
3 studies · 869 participants
Moderate

Short course vs long course treatment

Fever · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course showed no clear difference in fever compared with long course treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.84 [0.99, 8.16]
4 studies · 652 participants
Moderate

Short course vs long course treatment

UTI · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Short course showed no clear difference in UTI compared with long course treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.73, 2.68]
5 studies · 1312 participants
Moderate

Injectional verapamil vs saline (short‐term)

Patient‐reported ability to have intercourse · men with Peyronie's disease (palpable plaque or pain)

It is very uncertain whether injectional verapamil changes patient‐reported ability to have intercourse compared with saline (short‐term) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical therapies for Peyronie's disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 7 [0.43, 114.7]
1 study · 14 participants
Very low

Penile traction therapy vs no treatment (short‐term)

Patient‐reported ability to have intercourse · men with Peyronie's disease (diagnosis of disease: varying, penile curvature: at least 30 degrees)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical therapies for Peyronie's disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found