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Radical retropubic prostatectomy is now the surgical treatment of choice for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. These patients have reported a decrease in urinary and sexual function. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of this treatment on the quality of life of patients. In this prospective study, 150 consecutive patients, following radical prostatectomy, completed a questionnaire based on SF-36 in addition to the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) and the IPSS-quality of life (QoL) score. The median length of follow-up was 21.3 months (range 1-60 months). Univariate and multivariate analysis was used to assess the correlation between the various variables. The median postoperative IPSS was 4 (range 0-30). The most common bothersome symptom was low urinary flow, experienced by 98 (66%) patients. Of the 21 patients who were not sexually active preoperatively, 11 (52%) reported complete sexual inactivity. The median scores for the physical and mental components of the SF-36 questionnaire were 41.9 and 44.1, respectively. The median IPSS-QoL score was 10.4. The correlation of the IPSS-QoL score to the physical and mental scores of the SF-36 questionnaire was significant. The other variables did not correlate with the IPSS-QoL score. The median postoperative IPSS-QoL score was 2 (range 0-12). Multivariate analysis indicated that the correlation of the IPSS-QoL score to the physical and mental components of the SF-36 questionnaire remained significant. The postoperative IPSS-QoL score was not significantly correlated with age, prostate volume, or the type of prostatectomy. The results of this study demonstrated that the loss of sexual and urinary function following radical prostatectomy was associated with a decrease in the physical and mental components of the quality of life score.Q:
Problem of using many cursors to populate Oracle table using pl/sql
I have used this code to generate and populate the table with the help of two cursors in oracle
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