Generating comprehensive comparative evidence on various interventions for penile rehabilitation in patients with erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aim to present a comprehensive comparison of various treatments in the management of penile recovery after radical prostatectomy (RP) and provide recommendations for future research.

Methods

Literature search of electronic databases including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycInfo, and Web of Science, and manual retrieval were conducted from inception through March 2020. "Erectile dysfunction" and "prostatectomy" were used as the Mesh terms. The patients, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study design (PICOS) approach were used to define study eligibility. Two authors independently selected studies, evaluated the methodological quality, and extracted data using Cochrane Collaboration's tools. The data analysis was completed by STATA version 14.2.

SUBMITTER: Feng D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature