Table 6.
Predicted continence recovery after RP (%) (Values are for median BMI of 28 kg/m2. Probabilities range from the worst characteristics, older with shorter membranous urethral length, to the best characteristics, young with longer membranous urethral length.)
| Membranous Urethral Length (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ASA | 3–6 | 6–9 | 9–12 | 12–15 | ≥15 |
| 50–53 | I/II | 69%–80% | 76%–85% | 82%–89% | 87%–92% | 91%–98% |
| III/IV | 65%–77% | 73%–83% | 80%–88% | 85%–91% | 89%–98% | |
| 54–57 | I/II | 64%–75% | 73%–82% | 79%–87% | 85%–90% | 89%–97% |
| III/IV | 61%–72% | 69%–79% | 77%–85% | 83%–89% | 87%–97% | |
| 58–61 | I/II | 62%–72% | 70%–79% | 77%–84% | 83%–89% | 88%–97% |
| III/IV | 58%–69% | 66%–76% | 74%–82% | 81%–87% | 86%–96% | |
| 62–65 | I/II | 56%–69% | 65%–76% | 73%–83% | 80%–87% | 85%–96% |
| III/IV | 52%–66% | 62%–73% | 70%–80% | 77%–85% | 83%–96% | |
| 66–69 | I/II | 47%–63% | 57%–72% | 65%–79% | 73%–84% | 80%–95% |
| III/IV | 43%–60% | 53%–68% | 62%–76% | 70%–82% | 77%–95% | |
| 70–73 | I/II | 36%–54% | 44%–63% | 54%–71% | 63%–78% | 71%–93% |
| III/IV | 32%–50% | 41%–59% | 50%–68% | 59%–75% | 68%–92% | |
| 74–77 | I/II | 23%–41% | 31%–50% | 39%–60% | 48%–68% | 58%–89% |
| III/IV | 21%–37% | 28% - 46% | 36%–56% | 45%–65% | 54%–88% | |
| 78–80 | I/II | 16%–28% | 22%–36% | 28%–44% | 37%–54% | 46%–82% |
| III/IV | 14%–25% | 19%–32% | 25%–41% | 33%–50% | 42%–80% | |
X%– Y% would represent the range of probability for a 53-year-old patient with ASA score I/II, BMI of 28 kg/m2, and membranous urethral length of 3 mm to a 50-year-old patient with ASA score I/II, BMI of 28 kg/m2, and membranous urethral length of 6 mm.