OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a nurse educational program for penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy (RP) based on intracavernous @entity5015 injection (IAI). @entity1 : One hundred consecutive @entity1 started IAI one month after RP under the supervision of a nurse practitioner (day 0). @entity1 performed the first injection (2.5  g); they were advised to increase gradually the dose of @entity5015 until having satisfactory erections. @entity1 having difficulties with IAI were called back by the nurse. They received a medical follow-up at the uro-oncology department at 6 months. We assessed at D0, D15 and at 6 months: the ability to complete the IAI, the occurrence of @entity3327 , the injected doses, the recovery of sexual function (EHS and GAQ scores), and @entity158 in erection (numeric rating scale). RESULTS: Eighty-one percent of @entity1 were very satisfied with the educational program. On day 15, 93% of @entity1 achieved IAI (mean injected dose: 5.2  g). No @entity3327 was noted. The treatment had ameliorated erections in 80% of cases (GAQ); 47% of @entity1 had erections hard enough to allow penetration (EHS>2) and 39% had sexual intercourses. @entity158 to erection (3.9/10 on average) represented a motive of request for recall for 2/3 of the @entity1 . At 6 months, the dropout rate was 31%; mean @entity158 level, EHS score and injected dose were respectively 3.2/10, 2.9/4 and 8.8  g. CONCLUSIONS: The nurse educational program for penile rehabilitation after RP was associated with satisfactory rates of self-injection accomplishment and treatment observance. However, close and prolonged follow up was necessary because of post-IAI @entity546 .

[Evaluation of a nurse educational program for intracavernous XXXX injections after radical prostatectomy].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity5015 :: ('MESH:D000527', 'Chemical') :: ['alprostadil'] @entity3327 :: ('MESH:D011317', 'Disease') :: ['priapism'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain'] @entity546 :: ('MESH:D004414', 'Disease') :: ['penile pain']
@entity5015 :: (MESH:D000527,Chemical) :: ['alprostadil']
