Institutes for Systems Genetics, West China Hospital
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Group name
US-guided PFMT
Groups definition
perioperative pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)
Groups remarks
A team composed of a physiotherapist and a nurse provided the following PFMT regimen at least three times (T1 before RARP; T2 immediately after urethral catheter removal ie about 7 days after RARP; T3 1 month after RARP; Figure 2). The team also provided the patient with a discussion on the anatomy of the pelvic floor and continence mechanism using a leaflet followed by an individually PFMT augmented with US-guided biofeedback and instruction about home PFMT at T1. The physiotherapist visited the bedside of the patient in the ward and provided a 15-min verbal instruction of PFMT at T2. The team provided PFMT with US-guided biofeedback again at T3. The team also confirmed symptoms and severity of UI and gave instructions about the management of UI. When a patient had severe UI he received one or two times more US-guided PFMT after 1 month until he had a confidence to contract PFM enough to prevent UI.
Age
66.5 ± 6.2
Age p-value
0.973
BMI
24.4 ± 3.2
BMI p-value
0.666
PSA
11.3 ± 11.8
PSA p-value
0.602
Tumor volume
48.3 +- 15.7
Tumor volume remark
mL
low
4 (11.1%)
intermediate
22 (61.1%)
high
10 (27.8%)
Risk p-value
0.82
Risk remark
D'Amico risk class
Institutes for Systems Genetics, West China Hospital
Copyright @ 2023 ISG. All Rights Reserved.