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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Apr;31(4):760–769. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0329

Exhibit 2.

Terms Used To Refer To Robotic Prostactectomy On Web Pages, 2010

Type of mention
Any mention
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
Term No. of
total
pages
% of
total
pages
No. of
pages
with
mention
% of
pages
with
mention
No. of
pages
with
mention
% of
pages
with
mention
No. of
pages
with
mention
% of
pages
with
mention
Precise/precision 22 58 21 95 0 0 1 5
Duration of procedurea 5 13 1 20 1 20 3 60
Incision 24 63 22 92 0 0 2 8

Scarring/cosmetic results 19 50 16 84 1 5 2 11
Spares nerves/nerve sparing 12 32 10 83 0 0 2 17
Shorter/longer hospital stay 16 42 15 94 0 0 1 6

Shorter/longer recovery (time)b 27 71 25 93 0 0 2 7
Recurrence/additional treatment/cure rate/surgical margin 5 13 1 20 3 60 1 20
Erectile (dysfunction)/erections/potency/impotence/sexual function 27 71 17 63 8 30 2 7

(In)continence/urinary control/bladder control 23 61 15 65 6 26 2 9
Blood loss/bloodless/transfusion 23 61 22 96 1 4 0 0
General/medical/surgical complications 13 34 8 62 5 38 0 0

(Days of) catheterization 12 32 4 33 7 58 1 8
Pain/comfort 27 71 25 93 1 4 1 4
(Less/more) anesthesia 8 21 3 38 3 38 2 25
(Risk of) infection 19 50 15 79 4 21 0 0

SOURCE Authors’ analysis. NOTE Percentages might not sum to 100 because of rounding.

a

Specific keywords were not searched for because the phrasing for duration of procedure was too variable.

b

Or return to normal activity.