Outpatient Local Anaesthetic Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: A Four-Year Patient-Experience Audit (January...

Transperineal prostate biopsy performed under local anaesthesia in the outpatient setting is increasingly being adopted. Patient-reported experience is central to service quality but is less frequently described than diagnostic or safety outcomes.

The objective of this study was to audit four years of patient-reported experience after outpatient local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy (LATP) in routine clinical practice.

We conducted a retrospective audit of consecutive patient feedback forms completed after LATP between January 2021 and January 2025 at a single centre. A five-item questionnaire captured overall positive experience, staff courtesy, clarity of communication, mention of significant pain during/immediately after biopsy, and free-text suggestions.

A total of 471 feedback forms were analysed. Of these, overall positive experience was recorded in 268 (56.9%), staff courtesy in 227 (48.2%), and clear communication in 86 (18.3%). Mentions of significant pain occurred in 14 (3.0%). Waiting-time concerns were recorded in six (1.3%), dignity concerns in four (0.8%), and suggestions for improvement in 27 (5.7%). Year-specific counts of "significant pain" were 0/109 (0.0%) in 2021, 6/104 (5.8%) in 2022, 6/130 (4.6%) in 2023, 1/90 (1.1%) in 2024, and 1/38 (2.6%) in January 2025.

Across four years, clinic-based LATP yielded high proportions of positive experience indicators and a low frequency of patient-mentioned significant pain. Findings support the feasibility and acceptability of clinic-based LATP, with opportunities to further improve communication and flow.