Early assessment of patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Choi E, Jeong J, Kang D, Johnson K, Jang T, Kim I. Early assessment of patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2010, 4: 221-227. PMID: 27627949, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-010-0212-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyHealth-related qualityGroup 1Patient satisfactionStorage symptomsSexual functionRadical prostatectomyGroup 2Group 3Expanded Prostate Cancer Index CompositeProstate Cancer Index CompositeCancer-specific HRQOLPeri-operative characteristicsLocalized prostate cancerHRQOL subscale scoresLower scoresHormonal botherBowel functionConsecutive patientsDefinitive treatmentProstate cancerDissatisfied patientsPatientsHRQoLStatistical difference