Table 4 Comparison of functional outcome between hypothermic surgery group and normothermic surgery group in IIEF ≥ 12 without diabetes Mellitus.

From: Functional outcomes of hypothermic robot assisted radical prostatectomy using BELLOCOOL in a randomized controlled trial

Post-operative period

Normothermic group

(n = 42)

Hypothermic group

(n = 37)

p-value

3 months (n)

Potency recovery (n, %)

20 (48)

16 (43)

0.70

Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %)

25 (60)

27 (73)

0.21

Continence (0 pad) (n, %)

25 (60)

25 (68)

0.50

6 months (n)

Potency recovery (n, %)

21 (50)

25 (68)

0.11

Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %)

29 (71)

31 (84)

0.17

Continence (0 pad) (n, %)

27 (64)

31 (84)

0.05

9 months (n)

Potency recovery (n, %)

23 (55)

28 (76)

0.05

Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %)

30 (75)

33 (89)

0.11

Continence (0 pad) (n, %)

28 (67)

33 (89)

0.02

12 months (n)

Potency recovery (n, %)

25 (60)

30 (81)

0.04

Continence (< 1 pad) (n, %)

36 (86)

33 (89)

0.64

Continence (0 pad) (n, %)

34 (81)

33 (89)

0.31