Table 2 Comparison of postoperative urinary incontinence and erectile function following RP (erectile function based on the IIEF-5 score; patients with IIEF-score of 5 or greater only)
Surgical technique | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
RRP | LRP | p-value* | ||
Pads/day (mean ± SD) | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.872 | |
Pad categories/day (%) | 0.889 | |||
No incontinence (0-1 pads) | 99/119 (83.2) | 96/116 (82.8) | ||
Mild incontinence (2-3pads) | 17/119 (14.3) | 18/116 (15.5) | ||
Severe incontinence (3 pads) | 3/119 (2.5) | 2/116 (1.7) | ||
ICIQ-sum score (mean ± SD) | 5.6 ± 4.6 | 5.3 ± 4.7 | 0.661 | |
ICIQ incontinence categories (%) | 0.071 | |||
None | 26/126 (20.6) | 37/122 (30.3) | ||
Mild | 47/126 (37.3) | 28/122 (23.0) | ||
Moderate | 36/126 (28.6) | 41/122 (33.6) | ||
Severe | 17/126 (13.5) | 16/122 (13.1) | ||
RRP | LRP | p-value* | ||
Unilateral and bilateral NSRP | ||||
IIEF-score (mean ± SD) | 13.3 ± 6.6 | 11.4 ± 6.7 | 0.151 | |
IIEF erectile dysfunction categories (%) | 0.230 | |||
No ED | (22-25) | 11/62 (17.7) | 2/25 (8.0) | |
Mild | (17-21) | 7/62 (11.3) | 5/25 (20.0) | |
Mild-moderate | (12-16) | 15/62 (24.2) | 3/25 (12.0) | |
Moderate | (8-11) | 11/62 (17.7) | 3/25 (12.0) | |
Severe | (5-7) | 18/62 (29.0) | 12/25 (48.0) | |