title: Evaluation of three penile prosthesis pump designs in a blinded survey of practitioners.
abstract: Erectile dysfunction continues to be a problem that can be successfully treated either through medical or surgical management. A cohort of self-identified experts in teaching the operation of penile implants completed a series of questions and tasks associated with three implant pump designs. This study examines the responses and impressions of these expert teachers in regard to three penile prosthesis pump designs. The goal of this project was to establish if one prosthesis pump was superior in the user's ability to correctly identify components in a blinded, scrotal simulation study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Andrology and Microsugery, Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Susanne A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quallich
authors.forename: Dana A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ohl
authors.forename: Rodney L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014572:Urology