Apte S M, Gregory J G, Purcell M H
J Urol. 1984 May;131(5):894-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)50698-9.
Of 179 patients who received the inflatable penile prosthesis 43 per cent have required reoperation, 60 per cent 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. Results showed that if chart review alone was used malfunction would have been underestimated by 13 per cent and patient satisfaction overestimated by 21 per cent. The importance of direct followup in evaluating patients with the inflatable penile prosthesis is demonstrated.
在179例接受可膨胀阴茎假体植入的患者中，43%需要再次手术，其中60%是因机械故障进行的手术。通过将病历审查获得的报告与直接患者访谈获得的报告进行比较，试图评估病历审查在评估当前功能和患者满意度方面的充分性。结果表明，如果仅使用病历审查，故障会被低估13%，患者满意度会被高估21%。这证明了直接随访在评估可膨胀阴茎假体患者中的重要性。
