Have urinary function outcomes after radical prostatectomy improved over the past decade?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Changes in surgical technique and postoperative care that target improvements in functional outcomes are widespread in the literature. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is one such procedure that has seen multiple advances over the past decade. The objective of this study was to leverage RP as an index case to determine whether practice changes over time produced observable improvements in patient-reported outcomes.

Methods

This study analyzed patients undergoing RP by experienced surgeons at a tertiary care center with prospectively maintained patient-reported outcome data from 2008 to 2019. Four patient-reported urinary function outcomes at 6 and 12 months after RP were defined with a validated instrument: good urinary function (domain score ≥ 17), no incontinence (0 p

SUBMITTER: Clements MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837675 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature