Table 4.
Comparison of functional outcome between hypothermic surgery group and normothermic surgery group in IIEF ≥ 12 without diabetes Mellitus.
| Post-operative period | Normothermic group (n = 42) |
Hypothermic group (n = 37) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 20 (48) | 16 (43) | 0.70 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 25 (60) | 27 (73) | 0.21 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 25 (60) | 25 (68) | 0.50 |
| 6 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 21 (50) | 25 (68) | 0.11 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 29 (71) | 31 (84) | 0.17 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 27 (64) | 31 (84) | 0.05 |
| 9 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 23 (55) | 28 (76) | 0.05 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 30 (75) | 33 (89) | 0.11 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 28 (67) | 33 (89) | 0.02 |
| 12 months (n) | |||
| Potency recovery (n, %) | 25 (60) | 30 (81) | 0.04 |
| Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %) | 36 (86) | 33 (89) | 0.64 |
| Continence (0 pad) (n, %) | 34 (81) | 33 (89) | 0.31 |