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SynthesisInternational journal of impotence research2024

Infection rate of penile prosthesis implants in men with spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis of available evidence.

Daniele Tienforti, Maria Totaro, Luca Spagnolo, Francesca Di Giulio, Chiara Castellini, Giorgio Felzani, Marco Giorgio Baroni, Sandro Francavilla, Arcangelo Barbonetti

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Synthesis in International journal of impotence research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniele TienfortiAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Maria TotaroAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Luca SpagnoloAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesca Di GiulioAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Chiara CastelliniAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Giorgio FelzaniSpinal Unit, San Raffaele Sulmona Institute, Sulmona, Italy.
Marco Giorgio BaroniAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Sandro FrancavillaAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Arcangelo BarbonettiAndrology Unit, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. arcangelo.barbonetti@univaq.it.
University of L'Aquila · ITIstituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The risk of penile prosthesis implants (PPIs) infection in men with spinal cord injury (SCI), empirically theorized to be high, is widely variable among the studies. We performed a meta-analysis to define the pooled PPI infection rate and its possible risk factors in men with SCI. A thorough search of PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science was performed. The eighteen included studies provided information on 1079 implantation procedures, determining a pooled PPI infection rate of 8.0% (95% CI: 5.0-11.0%), with significant heterogeneity (I² = 67.0%). Trim-and-fill adjustment for publication bias had a small effect on the pooled estimate (adjusted odds ratio: 6.3%, 95% CI: 2.5-10.0%) with a substantial reduction in heterogeneity (I

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Erectile DysfunctionPenile ImplantationPenile ProsthesisProsthesis-Related InfectionsSpinal Cord InjuriesHumansMaleRisk Factors

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PMID36257985
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