Research Article
Alexis Wound Retractor for Radical Cystectomy: A Safe and Effective Method for Retraction
Table 1
Patient demographics for those undergoing radical cystectomy with either the Bookwalter retractor or the Alexis retractor.
| | Alexis | Bookwalter | value | |
| Age (years), SD | 73 | 8 | 71 | 9 | 0.23 | | Gender | | | | | 0.28 | | Male | 76 | 80% | 63 | 86% | | | Female | 19 | 20% | 10 | 14% | | | BMI mean (kg/m2), SD | 25.9 | 4.2 | 27.6 | 4.4 | 0.027 | | BMI count 25–29.99 | 60 | 63% | 51 | 70% | 0.60 | | BMI count >30 | 17 | 18% | 19 | 26% | 0.31 | | History of diabetes | 17 | 18% | 18 | 25% | 0.40 | | Current smokers | 14 | 15% | 4 | 5% | 0.12 | | Prior | | | | | | | Radiation/brachytherapy | 6 | 6% | 11 | 15% | 0.12 | |
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Independent sample t-test, Pearson’s chi-squared test, Mann–Whitney U-test. |