CORRELATION BETWEEN THE VISUAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE AND INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS

Dr. Saraswathi; Dr. Kalimuthu.K; Dr. Saravanan K; Dr. Govindarajan P

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

CORRELATION BETWEEN THE VISUAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE AND INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS

Dr. Saraswathi, Dr. Kalimuthu. K, Dr. Saravanan K, Dr. Govindarajan P

Abstract :

Introduction:

BPH is common disease affecting elderly males. Quantification of symptoms is important forassessing severity & treatment response. IPSS& VPSS system are used for assessing severity of LUTS.

Materials and Methods:

This was observational study at Institute of Urology, MadrasMedical CollegeAugust 2015 to January 2016. 150 patients were enrolled. Patients with LUTS dueto BPH were included. Score’s of each patient for IPSS (0 – 35) and VPSS pictogram (0 – 18)calculated.

Results:

Data about LUTS was collected from 150 patients.The average age was 61.3 years. 70% of patients presenting werehaving moderate IPSS scores. Quantification of symptom byIPSS and VPSS yielded comparable scores. 95% people found VPSS easier than IPSS.

Conclusion:

Our study proves VPSS is comparable to the gold standard. Insome aspect, it may be even better than IPSS. Making VPSS scoring system the standard protocol requiresfurther studies.