Alexis Wound Retractor for Radical Cystectomy: A Safe and Effective Method for Retraction

Table 2

Operative measures and outcomes for patients undergoing radical cystectomy with either the Alexis retractor or the Bookwalter retractor.

	Alexis		Bookwalter		value
ASA, SD	2.7	0.5	2.8	0.4	0.034
EBL (mL), SD	386	241	375	157	0.77
OR time (min), SD	219	42	246	60	0.0004
Diversion
Radical cystectomy/IC	92	97%	66	90%	0.82
Radical cystectomy/neobladder	1	1%	5	7%	0.11
Radical cystectomy/cutaneous ureterostomy	2	2%	2	3%	1.00
Median LOS (days)	5		6		0.027
SSI
<30 days	3	3%	8	11%	0.092
30–60 days	1	1%	1	1%	1.00