Outcomes of health-related quality of life after open, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in China

• Main Authors: Huang W, Zhang Y, Shen BH, Wang S, Meng HZ, Jin XD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2019-01-01
• Series: Cancer Management and Research
• Subjects: Erectile Dysfunction; Prostate Cancer; Radical Prostatectomy; Urinary Incontinence
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/outcomes-of-health-related-quality-of-life-after-open-laparoscopic-or--peer-reviewed-article-CMAR

Wei Huang, Yan Zhang, Bai-Hua Shen, Shuo Wang, Hong-Zhou Meng, Xiao-Dong Jin Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Purpose: To compare the outcomes of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients undergoing open (ORP), laparoscopic (LRP), or robot-assisted (RARP) radical prostatectomy.Patients and methods: We retrospectively analyzed 347 men with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with ORP (n=97), LRP (n=71), or RARP (n=179) by high-volume surgeons in our institution between January 2014 and December 2016. The primary endpoint was HRQOL including urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.Results: One year after surgery, 15.9% of men reported moderate to severe urinary incontinence (ORP 16.5%, LRP 15.4%, and RARP 15.7%), with only 4.6% using pads. There were no statistically significant differences in the ratios of no pad usage and urinary incontinence bother after 12 months postoperatively among the three groups. However, 67.7% of the men reported moderate to severe erectile dysfunction (ORP 66%, LRP 66.1%, and RARP 69.3%) 12 months after surgery. There was no statistically significant difference in the international index of erectile function-5 (IIEF-5) postoperatively among the different surgical groups. In the univariate and multivariate analyses, age at surgery, preoperative IIEF-5, and neurovascular bundle preservation were the risk factors for moderate to severe sexual bother. Interestingly, 16.1% of men with an erection hardness score of grade 3–4 were hesitant to become sexually active postoperatively.Conclusion: ORP, LRP, and RARP have similar early HRQOL outcomes with respect to urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. In contrast to urinary continence, erectile dysfunction is still a serious concern for patients who undergo radical prostatectomy. Keywords: erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, urinary incontinence