Table 1 Inclusion criteria of the systematic review and meta-analysis.
Criteria | Description |
|---|---|
Patients | Adult men who underwent radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer |
Intervention | ITR-NS, which was defined as the preservation of the periprostatic fascia and nerves by cutting adjacent prostate and dissecting the plane between prostatic capsule and prostatic fascia |
Comparison | ITE-NS was the control group, which was defined as the dissection of the plane between prostatic fascia and endopelvic fascia; studies were not be selected or excluded based on surgical approaches (i.e. retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches) |
Primary outcomes | Functional and oncologic results. The functional results included postoperative urinary continence rate and potency recovery rate, and the oncologic results included PSM, pT2 PSM, and BCR free rates |
Secondary outcomes | Perioperative parameters (i.e. operative time, blood loss, transfusion rates, duration of catheterization, and hospital stay) |
Study design | RCTs or longitudinal controlled studies were included (i.e. RCTs, prospective or retrospective cohort comparative studies) |
