Table 32: Subjective Measures of Effectiveness. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate Versus TURP.
| Study, Year | IPSS, Mean (SD) | QOL score, Mean (SD) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | > 1 year | Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | > 1 year | |
| Rigatti et al. 2006 (72) HoLEP TURP |
21.6 (6.7) 21.9 (7.2) P =.83 |
NR | 3.9 (2.9) 2.9 (2.6) P =.72 |
4.1 (2.3) 3.9 (3.6) P = .58 |
NR | 4.6 (1.1) 4.7 (1) P = .7 |
NR | 1 (8) 0.6 (0.2) P =.25 |
1.4 (0.9) 0.8 (1.28) P =.31 |
NR |
| Gupta et al. 2006 (55) HoLEP TURP |
23.4 (4.5) 23.3 (3.9) P > .05 |
NR | 5.2 (0.31) 6.1 (0.42) P > .05 |
5.2 (0.17) 5.6 (0.32) P > .05 |
NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Kuntz et al. 2004 (39) HoLEP TURP |
22.1 (3.8) 21.4 (5.2) P =.56 |
NR | 2.2 (1.6) 3.7 (3.4) P =.006 |
1.7 (1.8) 3.9 (3.9) P =.0001 |
NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Tan et al. 2003 (40) HoLEP TURP |
26.0 (1.1) 23.7 (1.2) P >.05 |
4.8 (0.8) 3.4 (0.9) P >.05 |
6.0 (1.0) 4.8 (0.7) P >.05 |
4.3 (0.7) 5.0 (0.9) P >.05 |
NR | 4.8 (0.2) 4.7 (0.2) P >. 05 |
1.8 (0.4) 1.9 (0.6) P >.05 |
1.6 (0.3) 1.5 (0.2) P >.05 |
1.5 (0.5) 1.4 (0.3) P >.05 |
NR |
HoLEP refers to holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; NR, not reported; QOL, quality of life; SD, standard deviation; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate