Characterization of Symptoms after Radical Prostatectomy and Their Relation to Postoperative Complications.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many patients will experience symptoms in the initial days after radical prostatectomy (RP), but early patient-reported symptoms have not been well characterized. Our objective was to illustrate the pattern of symptoms experienced after RP and the relation of severe symptoms to postoperative complications.

Materials and methods

In 2016, electronic patient-reported symptom monitoring began at our institution's ambulatory surgery center. We retrospectively reviewed patients treated with minimally invasive RP who were sent a daily questionnaire completed using a web interface until postoperative day 10. Severe symptoms automatically generate a "yellow alert," which messages the clinic, while very severe symptoms generate a "red alert," additionally prompting the patient

SUBMITTER: Clements MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172597 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature