Mulhall et al reported nomograms for predicting erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. The authors are from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, and Northwestern University.
Patient selection: status 1-2 months after radical prostatectomy
Outcome: erectile dysfunction at 24 months after surgery, with IIEF EFD >= 24 indicating good outcome and <= 10 as severe erectile dysfunction
Parameters:
(1) baseline International Index of Erectile Function erectile function domain (IIEF EFD) score, from 0 to 30
(2) age of the patient, from 35 to 90 years
(3) comorbidities, from 0 to 3 (> 3 was rare in the population studied)
(4) nerve sparing status, from 2 (perfect on both sides) to 8 (no sparing on both sides)
points for IIEF EFD score =
= (2.875 * (score)) - 17.25
points for age =
= 163.64 - (1.182 * (age))
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Parameter
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Finding
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Points
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number of comorbidities
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0
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9.6
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1
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6.4
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2
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3.2
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3
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0
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nerve sparing score
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2
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58.2
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3
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48.5
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4
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38.8
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5
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29.1
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6
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19.4
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7
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9.7
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8
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0
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total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 236.7
value of X =
= 6.202 - (0.04144 * (score))
value of Y =
= (0.04139 * (score)) - 7.737
probability of IIEF EFD <= 10 at 24 months =
= 1 / (1 + EXP((-1) * X))
probability of IIEF EFD >= 24 at 24 months =
= 1 / (1 + EXP((-1) * Y))
probability of IIEF EFD from 11 to 23 at 24 months =
= 1 - (probability LTE 10) - (probability GTE 24)
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve was 0.78.
