Boback Berookhim

1381 LOW SERUM TESTOSTERONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN MIDDLE AGED MEN

reported into a volunteer, post-market registry, from July 14, 2000 to Sept 30, 2011 were reviewed and compared with infections reported in the product evaluation database. The advanced Titan includes hydrophilic coating across all components allowing for the absorption of an aqueous solution, while no components of the Alpha 1 employed a hydrophilic coating. Data was analyzed using a Pearson’s chi-square test to determine significance of reduction in reported infection between the Alpha IPP and the hydrophilic-coated Titan IPP. RESULTS: A total of 7031 implants and 322 infections (4.6%) were reported with the Alpha 1 implant, and 29,360 implants with 402 infections (1.4%) reported with the Titan implant, showing a statistically significant (p-value 0.0001) decrease in reported infections between the Alpha IPP and hydrophilic-coated Titan IPP. CONCLUSIONS: New advances in technology continue to improve efficacy and decrease adverse events for patients with severe ED treated with penile implants. Significant decreases in reported infection rates between the non-coated Alpha 1 IPP and the hydrophilic-coated Titan IPP suggest that the technology may contribute to decreased infections.