Andrew C Kramer1, Adam Schweber2. 1. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: akramer@smail.umaryland.edu. 2. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Managing and understanding expectations of patients prior to inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery is a critical. Clinicians vary in the way they explain the operation, and patients have varied expectations prior to surgery. AIMS: The goal is to understand the role that preoperative counseling and patients' realistic understanding of IPP surgery play in determining postoperative satisfaction. METHODS: 21 Patients underwent IPP surgery, and received a preoperative expectations survey, then, 4 months later, gave a single score of 1-100 (1 is very dissatisfied, 100 is extremely satisfied). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results were correlated with an R(2) value and visualized on a scatter plot. This significance is tested using a two-tailed test. RESULTS: Lower preoperative expectations scores correlated almost linearly with higher satisfaction scores after surgery. The R (Pearson) value was -0.489, with an R(2) of 0.239. This was significant using a two-tailed test, with a P value of 0.0245. CONCLUSION: Giving patients an accurate description of the procedure and setting realistic expectations leads to higher postoperative satisfaction.
INTRODUCTION: Managing and understanding expectations of patients prior to inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery is a critical. Clinicians vary in the way they explain the operation, and patients have varied expectations prior to surgery. AIMS: The goal is to understand the role that preoperative counseling and patients' realistic understanding of IPP surgery play in determining postoperative satisfaction. METHODS: 21 Patients underwent IPP surgery, and received a preoperative expectations survey, then, 4 months later, gave a single score of 1-100 (1 is very dissatisfied, 100 is extremely satisfied). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results were correlated with an R(2) value and visualized on a scatter plot. This significance is tested using a two-tailed test. RESULTS: Lower preoperative expectations scores correlated almost linearly with higher satisfaction scores after surgery. The R (Pearson) value was -0.489, with an R(2) of 0.239. This was significant using a two-tailed test, with a P value of 0.0245. CONCLUSION: Giving patients an accurate description of the procedure and setting realistic expectations leads to higher postoperative satisfaction.
Authors: F Pisano; M Falcone; A Abbona; M Oderda; F Soria; F Peraldo; F Marson; M Barale; C Fiorito; A Gurioli; B Frea; P Gontero Journal: Int J Impot Res Date: 2015-08-13 Impact factor: 2.896
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