Table 3.
| a. Functional outcome, urinary continence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Various definitions of urinary continence reported by patients before surgery | no. (%) | |
| Pad-free and leakage free | 247/290 (85.2) | |
| Pad-free | 287/290 (99.0) | |
| Change of pad less than once per 24 hours | 289/290 (99.7) | |
| Urinary continence (Pad-free and leakage free) reported by patients 12 months after surgery | no. (%) | |
| Pad-free and leakage free | 149/315 (47.3) | |
| Pad-free and leakage free among pre-operatively pad-free and leakage-free patients | 123/238 (51.7) | |
| Pad-free and leakage free among preoperatively pad-free and leakage-free patients with bilateral nerve-sparing | 95/178 (53.4) | |
| Urinary continence (Pad-free) reported by patients 12 months after surgery | no. (%) | |
| Pad-free | 226/315 (71.7) | |
| Pad-free among preoperatively pad-free patients | 199/276 (72.1) | |
| Pad-free among preoperatively pad-free patients with bilateral nerve-sparing | 154/205 (75.1) | |
| Urinary continence (Change of pad less than once per 24 hours) reported by patients 12 months after surgery | no. (%) | |
| Change of pad less than once per 24 hours | 264/315 (83.8) | |
| # | Change of pad less than once per 24 hours among patients with preoperatively change of pad less than once per 24 hours. | 234/278 (84.2) |
| Change of pad less than once per 24 hours among patients with preoperatively change of pad less than once per 24 hours and bilateral nerve-sparing | 181/206 (87.9) | |
| b. Functional outcome, erectile function | ||
|---|---|---|
| Neurovascular bundle preservation | no./total no. (%) | |
| Bilateral, both sides interfascial or intrafascial dissection | 242/337 (71.8) | |
| Unilateral | 54/337 (16.0) | |
| None | 41/337 (12.2) | |
| Preoperative erectile function, reported by patients, different definitions | no./total no. (%) | |
| IIEF > 21 | 159/285 (55.8) | |
| IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time | 233/287 (81.2) | |
| Erectile function reported by patients 12 months after surgery | no./total no. (%) | |
| IIEF > 21 | 48/308 (15.6) | |
| IIEF > 21 among patients with bilateral nerve-sparing | 40/225 (17.8) | |
| IIEF > 21 among patients that preoperatively had IIEF > 21 | 41/150 (27.3) | |
| IIEF > 21 among patients that preoperatively had IIEF > 21 and with bilateral nerve-sparing | 33/121 (27.3) | |
| IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time | 115/312 (36.9) | |
| IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time among patients with bilateral nerve-sparing | 96/227 (42.3) | |
| # | IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time among patients that preoperatively had IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time | 98/222 (44.1) |
| IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time among patients that preoperatively had IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time and with bilateral nerve-sparing | 82/172 (47.7) | |
| c. Functional outcome, Trifecta | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Potent and Continent at 12 months Potent (IIEF question 3 ≥ about half the time) + continent (Change of pad less than once per 24 hours) among patient that preoperative was potent (≥ about half the time) + continent (Change of pad less than once per 24 hours) |
no./total no. (%) | |
| Yes | 86/221 (38.9) | |
| No | 135/221 (61.1) | |
|
Trifecta at 12 months BCR-free or no RT + potent (≥ about half the time) + continent (Change of pad less than once per 24 hours) among all patients |
no./total no. (%) | |
| Yes | 101/312 (32.4) | |
| No | 211/312 (67.6) | |
|
Trifecta at 12 months BCR-free or no RT + potent (≥ about half the time) + continent (Change of pad less than once per 24 hours) among preoperative potent and continent patients. |
no./total no. (%) | |
| Yes | 84/221 (38.0) | |
| No | 137/221 (62.0) | |
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The primary endpoint for urinary continence in the study.
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The primary endpoint for erectile function in the study.