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Table 3 Functional outcomes of pad use in patients with AUS device during post-operative period

From: Artificial urinary sphincter implantation: an important component of complex surgery for urinary tract reconstruction in patients with refractory urinary incontinence

Interval (months)

pad use (n = 29)a

 

none

1 pad

2–3 pads

> 4 pads

< 24

8

6

1

0

24–48

4

2

2

0

>48

3

1

1

1

  1. At the end of the follow-up period, 24 patients were shown to be socially continent and 15 patients were completely dry. The daily pad count dropped from 3.6 ± 1.5 to 1.2 ± 0.2 pads per day (P <0.001). aExplantations were performed in three patients
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BMC Urology

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