Henderson A, Andrich D E, Pietrasik M E, Higgins D, Montgomery B, Langley S E M
Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey, UK.
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2004;7(2):122-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500696.
To determine whether transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate is equally reliable and acceptable if performed by urology nurse practitioner or urologist.
Octant biopsies were taken by each operator (consultant urologist n=2, urology specialist registrar n=1 and urology nurse practitioner n=2) from 50 consecutive unselected patients and demographics and cancer detection rate were compared between the groups. A postal survey was performed following nurse practitioner biopsy to assess patient satisfaction and acceptance of nurse practitioner biopsy.
Transrectal ultrasound-biopsy of prostate whether performed by nurse practitioner or urologist is equally reliable if adequate training is provided. Patients are happy to undergo prostate biopsy and receive information about the diagnosis from an appropriately trained prostate cancer nurse specialist.
确定经直肠超声引导下前列腺活检由泌尿外科执业护士或泌尿外科医生进行时，是否同样可靠且可接受。
每位操作者（泌尿外科顾问医生2名、泌尿外科专科住院医生1名和泌尿外科执业护士2名）对50例连续入选的未做挑选的患者进行八分区活检，并比较各组之间的人口统计学数据和癌症检出率。在执业护士进行活检后进行邮寄调查，以评估患者对执业护士活检的满意度和接受程度。
如果提供了充分的培训，经直肠超声引导下前列腺活检无论是由执业护士还是泌尿外科医生进行，都同样可靠。患者乐于接受前列腺活检，并从经过适当培训的前列腺癌专科护士那里获取有关诊断的信息。
