Patient- and Tumour-related Prognostic Factors for Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Michael Lardas, Nikos Grivas, Thomas P A Debray, Fabio Zattoni, Christopher Berridge, Marcus Cumberbatch, Thomas Van den Broeck, Erik Briers, Maria De Santis, Andrea Farolfi, Nicola Fossati, Giorgio Gandaglia, Silke Gillessen, Shane O'Hanlon, Ann Henry, Matthew Liew, Malcolm Mason, Lisa Moris, Daniela Oprea-Lager, Guillaume PloussardOlivier Rouviere, Ivo G Schoots, Theodorus van der Kwast, Henk van der Poel, Thomas Wiegel, Peter-Paul Willemse, Cathy Y Yuan, Jeremy P Grummet, Derya Tilki, Roderick C N van den Bergh, Thomas B Lam, Philip Cornford, Nicolas Mottet

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Abstract

CONTEXT: While urinary incontinence (UI) commonly occurs after radical prostatectomy (RP), it is unclear what factors increase the risk of UI development.

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of patient- and tumour-related prognostic factors for post-RP UI. The primary outcome was UI within 3 mo after RP. Secondary outcomes included UI at 3-12 mo and ≥12 mo after RP.

EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Databases including Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched between January 1990 and May 2020. All studies reporting patient- and tumour-related prognostic factors in univariable or multivariable analyses were included. Surgical factors were excluded. Risk of bias (RoB) and confounding assessments were performed using the Quality In Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) tool. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed for all prognostic factor, where possible.

EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: A total of 119 studies (5 randomised controlled trials, 24 prospective, 88 retrospective, and 2 case-control studies) with 131 379 patients were included. RoB was high for study participation and confounding; moderate to high for statistical analysis, study attrition, and prognostic factor measurement; and low for outcome measurements. Significant prognostic factors for postoperative UI within 3 mo after RP were age (odds ratio [OR] per yearly increase 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.05), membranous urethral length (MUL; OR per 1-mm increase 0.81, 95% CI 0.74-0.88), prostate volume (PV; OR per 1-ml increase 1.005, 95% CI 1.000-1.011), and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI; OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.09-1.50).

CONCLUSIONS: Increasing age, shorter MUL, greater PV, and higher CCI are independent prognostic factors for UI within 3 mo after RP, with all except CCI remaining prognostic at 3-12 mo.

PATIENT SUMMARY: We reviewed the literature to identify patient and disease factors associated with urinary incontinence after surgery for prostate cancer. We found increasing age, larger prostate volume, shorter length of a section of the urethra (membranous urethra), and lower fitness were associated with worse urinary incontinence for the first 3 mo after surgery, with all except lower fitness remaining predictive at 3-12 mo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)674-689
Number of pages16
JournalEuropean Urology Focus
Volume8
Issue number3
Early online date6 May 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • Evidence synthesis
  • Patient-related factors
  • Prognostic factors
  • Prostate cancer
  • Systematic review
  • Tumour-related factors
  • Urinary incontinence

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