TY - JOUR
T1 - Baseline symptom score and flow rate can predict failure of medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms
T2 - prospective 12-year follow-up study
AU - Mishriki, Said Fadel
AU - Aboumarzouk, Omar
AU - Graham, John T.
AU - Lam, Thomas B.
AU - Somani, Bhaskar K.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - OBJECTIVE To assess predictors of failure of medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and evaluate long-term outcome.METHODS Between January 1993 and September 1994, 178 men referred with LUTS were prospectively recruited. Assessments included maximum urine flow (Qmax), postvoiding residuals (PVR), transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prostate volumes, American Urological Association symptom score, and validated quality of life (QOL) and bother scores. Treatment failure was defined as need for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Data were collected at baseline, with final follow-up at 12 years. Univariate and multivariate analyses used Kaplan-Meier and the Cox proportional hazards regression model, respectively, to assess covariates on risk of failure and independent variable prognostic values.RESULTS Median follow-up was 7.9 years (range, 0-12 years). The mean QOL baseline score of 7.1 improved to 3.6 at 6 years and to 3.3 at 12 years (P15 vs 13; hazard ratio, 2.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.29-4.35; P=.005). At 12 years, AUA, QOL, and bother scores statistically improved compared with baseline (13 vs 8, 10 vs 6, and 5 vs 2, respectively). Limitations included attrition bias from nonresponders.CONCLUSION The beneficial effect of medical treatment persisted for up to 12 years. Treatment is more likely to fail within the first 3 years in patients with low baseline Qmax and high bother scores. UROLOGY 81: 390-395, 2013. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc.
AB - OBJECTIVE To assess predictors of failure of medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and evaluate long-term outcome.METHODS Between January 1993 and September 1994, 178 men referred with LUTS were prospectively recruited. Assessments included maximum urine flow (Qmax), postvoiding residuals (PVR), transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prostate volumes, American Urological Association symptom score, and validated quality of life (QOL) and bother scores. Treatment failure was defined as need for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Data were collected at baseline, with final follow-up at 12 years. Univariate and multivariate analyses used Kaplan-Meier and the Cox proportional hazards regression model, respectively, to assess covariates on risk of failure and independent variable prognostic values.RESULTS Median follow-up was 7.9 years (range, 0-12 years). The mean QOL baseline score of 7.1 improved to 3.6 at 6 years and to 3.3 at 12 years (P15 vs 13; hazard ratio, 2.37; 95% confidence interval, 1.29-4.35; P=.005). At 12 years, AUA, QOL, and bother scores statistically improved compared with baseline (13 vs 8, 10 vs 6, and 5 vs 2, respectively). Limitations included attrition bias from nonresponders.CONCLUSION The beneficial effect of medical treatment persisted for up to 12 years. Treatment is more likely to fail within the first 3 years in patients with low baseline Qmax and high bother scores. UROLOGY 81: 390-395, 2013. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc.
KW - management
KW - placebo
KW - quality-of-life
KW - therapy
KW - finasteride
KW - men
KW - surgery
KW - benign prostatic hyperplasia
KW - clinical progression
U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2012.08.104
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2012.08.104
M3 - Article
C2 - 23374812
VL - 81
SP - 390
EP - 395
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
SN - 0090-4295
IS - 2
ER -