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Table 1 Perioperative patient characteristics for open complete intrafascial and interfascial radical prostatectomy

From: Prospective comparison of one year follow-up outcomes for the open complete intrafascial retropubic versus interfascial nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy

(A)

OIF-RP median (range) n=38

interfascial median (range) n=26

p value (Mann–Whitney test)

Age [years]

67.1 (49.7 – 74.7)

67.2 (54.4 – 75.2)

0.736

BMI [kg/m2]

25.2 (21.4 – 37.7)

26.3 (21.3 – 33.3)

0.173

Initial PSA [ng/ml]

5.8 (0.6 – 9.7)

7.5 (1.7 – 15.0)

0.009

IIEF score before RP

16 (15 – 18)

17 (15 – 18)

0.601

Intraop. blood loss [ml]

100 (100 – 450)

100 (100 – 400)

0.525

Duration of surgery [min]

65 (50 – 75)

65 (45 – 110)

0.942

(B)

OIF-RP median (range) n=203

interfascial median (range) n=163

p value (Mann–Whitney test)

Age [years]

62.7 (35.9 – 82.1)

63.5 (41.1 – 77.6)

0.386

BMI [kg/m2]

25.6 (17.9 – 33.8)

26.2 (19.4 – 37.5)

0.382

Initial PSA [ng/ml]

5.6 (0.3 – 9.9)

7.0 (0.6 – 15.0)

<0.001

IIEF score before RP

25 (19 – 25)

25 (19 – 25)

0.115

Intraop. blood loss [ml]

100 (50 – 600)

150 (50 – 900)

0.054

Duration of surgery [min]

60 (40 – 120)

65 (45 – 195)

<0.001

  1. A: patients with preoperative weak potency (IIEF score 15 – 18); B: patients with preoperative good potency (IIEF score 19 – 25).
  2. OIF-RP; Open Intrafascial radical Prostatectomy, BMI; Body Mass Index, IIEF; International Index of Erectile Function, intraop.; intraoperative.
  3. Note the change of the total patients’ number due to some missing data or incomplete questionnaires.