Publications by authors named "Hubert R Kuebler"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers looked at how patient backgrounds and experiences affected their choices in different prostate cancer surgeries, especially a new robot-assisted method.
- They found that the type of surgery didn’t seem to be influenced by patients’ age, race, or other factors, but there were some differences in health scores based on income and education.
- Overall, there was no clear sign that patients were choosing the robot-assisted surgery just because it was new, but the research showed some interesting trends in health quality based on patient backgrounds.
Objectives: To prospectively assess the health-related quality-of-life outcomes of patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy using a validated patient self-assessment questionnaire.
Methods: Patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy between September 2003 and May 2005 were given the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite questionnaire preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months postoperatively. Patients with a minimum follow-up of 3 months were included in the analysis.