Table 3.
Comparison of functional outcome between hypothermic surgery group and normothermic surgery group in IIEF ≥ 12.
| Post-operative period | Normothermic group (n = 49) |
Hypothermic group (n = 48) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 23 (47) | 22 (46) | 0.91 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 29 (59) | 33 (69) | 0.33 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 29 (59) | 30 (63) | 0.74 |
| 6 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 23 (47) | 31 (65) | 0.08 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 34 (71) | 37 (77) | 0.49 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 32 (65) | 37 (77) | 0.20 |
| 9 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 26 (53) | 35 (73) | 0.07 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 36 (77) | 41 (85) | 0.27 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 34 (69) | 40 (83) | 0.11 |
| 12 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 29 (59) | 37 (77) | 0.06 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 43 (88) | 41 (85) | 0.74 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 41 (84) | 40 (83) | 0.96 |