Journal article
Measuring and Predicting Patient Dissatisfaction after Anterior Urethroplasty Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures
The Journal of urology, Vol.196(2), pp.453-461
08/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.01.117
PMCID: PMC4969128
PMID: 26907509
Abstract
Subjective measures of success after urethroplasty have become increasingly valuable in postoperative monitoring. We examined patient reported satisfaction following anterior urethroplasty using objective measures as a proxy for success.
Men 18 years old or older with urethral strictures undergoing urethroplasty were prospectively enrolled in a longitudinal, multi-institutional urethroplasty outcomes database. Preoperative and postoperative assessment included questionnaires to assess lower urinary tract symptoms, pain, satisfaction and sexual health. Analyses controlling for stricture recurrence (defined as the inability to traverse the reconstructed urethra with a flexible cystoscope) were performed to determine independent predictors of dissatisfaction.
At a mean followup of 14 months we found a high 89.4% rate of overall postoperative satisfaction in 433 patients and a high 82.8% rate in those who would have chosen the operation again. Men with cystoscopic recurrence were more likely to report dissatisfaction (OR 4.96, 95% CI 2.07–11.90) and men reporting dissatisfaction had significantly worse uroflowmetry measures (each p <0.02). When controlling for recurrence, multivariate analysis revealed that urethra and bladder pain (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.05–2.77 and OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.12–6.69, respectively), a postoperative decrease in sexual activity (OR 4.36, 95% CI 2.07–11.90) and persistent lower urinary tract symptoms (eg straining to urinate OR 3.23, 1.74-6.01) were independent predictors of dissatisfaction.
Overall satisfaction after anterior urethroplasty is high and traditional measures of surgical success strongly correlate with satisfaction. However, independently of the anatomical appearance of the reconstructed urethra, postoperative pain, sexual dysfunction and persistent lower urinary tract symptoms were predictors of patient dissatisfaction.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Measuring and Predicting Patient Dissatisfaction after Anterior Urethroplasty Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures
- Creators
- Laura A Bertrand - Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaBryan B Voelzke - Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonSean P Elliott - Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaJeremy B Myers - Department of Urology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahBenjamin N Breyer - Department of Urology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaAlex J Vanni - Department of Urology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MassachusettsChristopher D McClung - Department of Urology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioChristopher A Tam - Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaGareth J Warren - Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaBradley A Erickson - Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of urology, Vol.196(2), pp.453-461
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.juro.2016.01.117
- PMID
- 26907509
- PMCID
- PMC4969128
- NLM abbreviation
- J Urol
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
- eISSN
- 1527-3792
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2016
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051786602771
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