Journal article
Partner Involvement Reduces Postoperative Care Burden Following Penile Prosthesis Placement
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.178, pp.91-97
08/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.048
PMID: 37196829
Abstract
To determine whether preoperative partner involvement at clinic appointments is associated with deviation from a standardized postoperative care pathway for patients undergoing an inflatable penile prosthesis placement.
This is a retrospective study of 170 patients undergoing primary inflatable penile prosthesis placement performed by a single surgeon between 2017 and 2020. A standardized postoperative clinical pathway was used, including planned follow-up visits at 2 weeks (for wound check and device deflation) and 6 weeks (for device teaching). Patient characteristics, including demographics, partner involvement, and the number of follow-up visits were obtained from the medical record. Logistic regression modeling was performed to determine whether partner involvement was associated with unanticipated follow-up visits.
Partners were involved in preoperative visits for 92 patients (54%). Additional unplanned follow-up visits were observed for 58 patients (34%) between 0 and 6 weeks and for 28 patients (16%) after 6 weeks from surgery. Partner involvement was associated with reduced odds of unanticipated follow-up visits, both between 0 and 6 weeks (odds ratios 0.37, 95% CI 0.18-0.75) and after 6 weeks (odds ratios 0.33, 95% CI 0.13-0.81) in adjusted models.
Having a patient's partner involved during the preoperative period is associated with a significant reduction in unanticipated follow-up. We would recommend that urologists routinely encourage patients considering the insertion of a penile prosthesis to involve their partners in perioperative visits. Further research needed is needed to determine how to best support patients during surgical decision-making and through the postoperative period.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Partner Involvement Reduces Postoperative Care Burden Following Penile Prosthesis Placement
- Creators
- Amanda R Swanton - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical CenterRicardo M Munarriz - Boston Medical CenterMartin S Gross - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.178, pp.91-97
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.048
- PMID
- 37196829
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
- eISSN
- 1527-9995
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2023
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984701643702771
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