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. 2016 Dec 8;57(Suppl 2):S172–S184. doi: 10.4111/icu.2016.57.S2.S172

Table 3. Potency outcomes in noncomparative series of RARP.

Study No. Nerve sparing approach Mean age (y) Potency rate (overall)
Menon et al. [18] 721 Antegrade 60.2 70%
Shikanov et al. [36] 703 Antegrade 58.5 64%
Potdevin et al. [35] 147 Retrograde 58.7 90%
Patel et al. [42] 404 Retrograde 58 97.4%
Patel et al. [62] 332 Retrograde 58.5 89.8%
Kowalczyk et al. [63] 342 Antegrade 59.6 50%
Alemozaffar et al. [41] 400 Retrograde 59.8 59.3%
Ficarra et al. [3] 183 Antegrade 62.3 82%
Ko et al. [47] 172 vs. 172 Antegrade vs. retrograde 57.9 vs. 57.2 85.3% vs. 92.9%

RARP, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Adapted from Kumar et al. J Robot Surg 2016;10:187-200, with permission of Springer [44].