Table A11:
Urinary Function Outcomes for Robot-Assisted Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy
| Author, Year | Outcome Definition | Time | Robot-Assisted Surgery | Open Surgery | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randomized controlled trial | |||||
| Yaxley et al, 201626 | EPIC urinary domain score | 3 months | 82.5 (95% CI 80–85) | 83.8 (95% CI 81.3–86.2) | .48 |
| Nonrandomized studies | |||||
| Davison et al, 201419 | Adjusted EPIC urinary summary | 6 months | 27.2 (17.2) | 20.7 (17.3) | NS |
| score (SD) | 12 months | 32.6 (20.8) | 25.4 (19.9) | NS | |
| Ball et al, 200633 | % baseline urinary function | 3 months | 58% | 62% | NS |
| (UCLA-PCI) | 6 months | 69% | 75% | NS | |
| Ficarra et al, 200940 | Mean time to continence | — | 25 ± 39 days | 75 ± 116 days | < .001 |
| Geraerts et al, 201331 | Mean time to continence | — | 16 days | 46 days | .026 |
| Kim et al, 201146 | Median time to continence | — | 3.7 months | 4.3 months | .161 |
| Ludovico et al, 201350 | Mean time to continence | — | 4.1 ± 0.8 months | 6.9 ± 1.4 months | < .001 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EPIC, Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite; NS, not significant; UCLA-PCI, University of California–Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index.