Comparing Patient-reported Functional Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy in Historical and Contemporary Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Modifications to surgical technique, particularly the widespread adoption of robotic surgery, have been proposed to improve functional recovery after prostate cancer surgery. However, rigorous comparison of men in historical vs contemporary practice to evaluate the cumulative effect of these changes on urinary and sexual function after radical prostatectomy is lacking.

Materials and methods

We compared prospectively collected patient-reported urinary and sexual function from historical (PROSTQA [Prostate Cancer Outcomes and Satisfaction With Treatment Quality Assessment study], n=235) and contemporary (MUSIC-PRO [Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative Patient Reported Outcome] registry, n=1,215) cohorts at the University of Michigan to understand wheth

SUBMITTER: Singhal U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature