Table 1.
Baseline characteristics, perioperative, and postoperative data of the study patients
| PAE (n = 27) | TURP (n = 27) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics, mean(SD) | |||
| Age, years | 72.11 (6.86) | 72.26 (5.41) | 0.925 |
| Prostate volume, ml | 75.27 (43.17) | 77.91 (42.10) | 0.847 |
| PSA, ng/mL | 4.32 (3.62) | 5.87 (10.35) | 0.484 |
| Qmax, mL/s | 7.23 (2.27) | 7.13 (2.33) | 0.900 |
| IPSS, score | 25.56 (5.18) | 26.10 (6.23) | 0.778 |
| Length of follow-up, days | 49.00 (58.90) | 67.33 (32.96) | 0.018 |
| Peri operative data | |||
| Anesthesia, n (%) | |||
| General | 1 (3.70) | ||
| Spinal | 26 (96.30) | ||
| Local | 27 (100.0) | ||
| Procedure time, min; mean (SD) | 143.70 (50.95) | 74.81 (21.50) | < 0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay, days; mean(SD) | 1.00 (0.00) | 1.67 (1.07) | 0.003 |
| Complications during the hospitalization, n (%) | |||
| Clavien grade II | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 0.25 |
| Postoperative data | |||
| Mean length of the follow n (%) | 376.33 (22.76) | 360.00 (23.04) | 0.003 |
| Complications during the follow-up | 17 | 47 | < 0.0011 |
| Clavien grade I | 5 (29.41) | 27 (57.45) | |
| Clavien grade II | 12 (70.59) | 19 (40.43) | |
| Clavien grade III | 1 (2.03) | ||
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Abbreviations: PAE = prostatic artery embolization; TURP = transurethral resection of the prostate; SD = standard deviation