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Table 3 Study characteristics and preoperative parameters

From: The efficacy and feasibility of total reconstruction versus nontotal reconstruction of the pelvic floor on short-term and long-term urinary continence rates after radical prostatectomy: a meta-analysis

Study ID

Country

Method

Sample

Age*, year

Prostate volume*, mL

IIEF-5 score, median (IQR)

IPSS

BMI* (kg/m2)

Preoperative PSA*, ng/mL

Nerve-sparing procedure, n (%)

Bilateral

Unilateral

Non

Student [27], 2017

Czech Republic

RARP

T

32

64.5 (56.0–67.0)

35.0 (30.0–55.0)

19.0 (13.5–21.0)

5.5 (2.0–9.3)

27.7 (25.7–33.2)

7.3 (5.2–11.2)

20 (62.5)

6 (18.75)

6 (18.75)

   

N

34

62.5 (61.0–68.0)

32.5 (22.0–52.0)

17.0 (13.3–21.0)

5.0 (2.8–14.0)

28.0 (25.4–31.4)

5.7 (3.6–12.0)

23 (67.6)

5 (14.7)

6 (17.6)

Liao [19], 2016

China

LRP

T

82

65.79 ± 7.27

42.06 ± 19.34*

7 (0~18)

24.26 ± 2.88

33.07 ± 40.65

27 (32.92)

19 (23.17)

36 (43.90)

   

N

79

67.88 ± 6.65*

41.92 ± 14.76*

6 (0~19)

25.35 ± 2.13

26.86 ± 31.95

16 (20.25)

28 (35.4)

35 (44.3)

Atug [25], 2012

Turkey

RARP

T

125

61.5 (9.5)

50 (24)

27 (4)

5.62 (3.65)

89 (71.2)

21 (16.8)

15 (12)

   

N

120

60.50 (11)

49.5 (25)

28 (4)

5.49 (2.92)

93 (77.5)

22 (18.3)

5 (4.2)

Hoshi [10], 2014

Japan

LRP

T

81

65.2 ± 5.6

9.2 ± 5.7

   

N

47

65.4 ± 4.4

11.8 ± 9.5

Hurtes [20], 2012

France

RARP

T

39

62.5 ± 6.8

38.5 (20–90)

20 (6–25)

5 (0–16)

26.3 ± 3.5

6.4 (2.7–16.6)

   

N

33

62.4 ± 5

40 (25–80)

23 (1–25)

7 (0–17)

25.7 ± 3.6

7.9 (3.6–23.6)

           

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Veil#

 

Menon [22], 2008

America

RARP

T

59

45.2*

27.9

6.1

37 (63)

22 (37)

   

N

57

63.4*

27.9

6.4

31 (54)

26 (46)

Tewari [18], 2007

America

RARP

T

182

61.21

50.53

24.98

5.76

   

N

214

64.32

57.12

28.77

6.02

Koliakos [21], 2009

Belgium

RARP

T

23

60.96 ± 6.56

10.43 ± 3.37

   

N

24

61.75 ± 5.96

10.47 ± 2.22

Tan [26], 2010

America

RARP

T

1383

60.3 ± 7.4

46 (38–56)

7 (3–12)

26.77 ± 3.59

4.8 (3.7–6.57)

   

N

214

59.8 ± 6.6

48 (39–63)

6 (2–11.25)

28.34 ± 5.57

4.8 (3.9–6.7)

           

Standard^

Veil#

Sammon [23], 2010

America

RARP

T

46

59.9 ± 7.4

28.3 ± 4.1

5.8 ± 66.3

23 (21)

21 (45.7)

   

N

50

60 ± 7.2

28 ± 4.21

5.7 ± 3.2

27 (54.0)

23 (46.0)

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, IIEF International Index of Erectile Function 5, IPSS International Prostate Symptoms Score, BMI body mass index, PSA prostate specific antigen, T total reconstruction, N nontotal reconstruction, LRP laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, RARP robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
  2. *Mean ± SD or median (IQR)
  3. ^Interfacial dissection: prostatic fascia excised with specimen
  4. #Intrafacial dissection: prostatic fascia dissected off the prostate