A total of 199 patients were seen, comprising of 132 males and 67 females giving a male female ratio of 2:1. Blood chemistry test was carried out for creatinine, urea and electrolytes. The weight of each patient was measured by simple weighing scale. The GFR was determined using the MDRD formula with the available parameters of weight, sex, race and serum creatinine level.The data was analyzed using SPSS package (SPSS, version 17). Aims and Objectives• To validate the association between Glomerular filtration Rate declineand increased serum creatinine concentration. • To validate serum creatinine as a biomarker for determining GFR in patients with Kidney failure. ResultsThis study was carried out in Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba, South East Nigeria. The aim was to validate the correlation between Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) decline and increased serum creatinine between 2015

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Introduction Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer among Nigeria men (ikueworo et al, 2013).  Prostate biopsy is the single most important procedure for establishment of diagnosis.With increasing incidence and morbidity among men of black ancestry, (Delong champs etal 2007), prostate biopsy rate, therefore, has been on the increase.Prostate biopsy involves obtaining prostate specimens for histo-pathological examinations.Various investigations and prophylactic drugs are instituted to improve the safety of the procedure. Despite all these precautionary measures, complications do occur most often self-limiting, but a few may be serious enough to warrant hospitalization.Such complications include: hemorrhage, perianal pains, heamatospemia, acute urinary retention, lower urinary tract symptoms, synocopal attacks and even death.The aim of this study is to analyze and highlight the major complications that may occur so that extra precautionary measures could be put in place while doing a prostate biopsy. Aim and ObjectiveThe study is aimed at analyzing the pattern of complications following prostate biopsies in Abia State University Teaching Hospital.