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Predictors of Early Continence After Single-port Transvesical Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Roxana Ramos-Carpinteyro1, Ethan Ferguson2, Nicolas Soputro1
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Urology
|December 4, 2023
Summary
Lower specimen weight, fewer urinary symptoms, and lower prostate-specific antigen levels are associated with a faster return to urinary continence after surgery. These factors help predict quicker recovery post-procedure.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Surgical Oncology
- Postoperative Recovery
Background:
- Urinary continence is a critical outcome after radical prostatectomy.
- Identifying factors influencing the time to continence is essential for patient management and surgical technique refinement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify preoperative and postoperative factors associated with a rapid return to urinary continence following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 110 consecutive SP TV RARP cases performed by a single surgeon.
- Patients were grouped based on achieving continence within one week post-catheter removal.
- Logistic and linear regression analyses were employed to identify significant predictors of time to continence.
Main Results:
- Patients achieving continence within one week had fewer preoperative urinary symptoms, lower PSA levels, and smaller specimen weights.
- Low postoperative specimen weight was the sole significant predictor in multivariable logistic regression (P=.04).
- Identified variables accounted for 12.7% of the variance in time to continence (P=.62).
Conclusions:
- The retropubic, space-sparing, extraperitoneal approach in SP TV RARP facilitates a rapid return to continence.
- Lower preoperative International Prostate Symptom Score, prostate-specific antigen, and postoperative specimen weight are key predictors of shorter time to continence.
