Prediction of Incontinence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Development and Validation of a 24-Month Incontinence Nomogram.

ABSTRACT: Incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is feared by most patients with prostate cancer. Many risk factors for incontinence after RARP are known, but a paucity of data integrates them. Prospectively acquired data from 680 men who underwent RARP January 2008-December 2015 and met inclusion/exclusion criteria were queried retrospectively and then divided into model development (80%) and validation (20%) cohorts. The UCLA-PCI-Short Form-v2 Urinary Function questionnaire was used to categorize perfect continence (0 pads), social continence (1-2 pads), or incontinence (≥3 pads). The observed incontinence rates were 26% at 6 months, 7% at 12 months, and 3% at 24 months. Logistic regression was used for model development, with variables identified using a backward selection

SUBMITTER: Pinkhasov RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8997126 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature