The Inflatable Penile Prosthesis, Reoperation and Patient Satisfaction: A Comparison of Statistics Obtained from Patient Record Review with Statistics Obtained from Intensive Followup Search

Abstract

Of 179 patients who received the inflatable penile prosthesis 43% required reoperation, 60% of which were performed for mechanical failure. An attempt to evaluate the adequacy of chart review in assessing current function and patient satisfaction was made by comparing reports obtained by chart review to those obtained by direct patient interview. If chart review alone was used malfunction would have been underestimated by 13% and patient satisfaction overestimated by 21%. The importance of direct followup in evaluating patients with the inflatable penile prosthesis is demonstrated.