Clinical Study

Initial Experience with Robotic Retropubic Urethropexy Compared to Open Retropubic Urethropexy

Table 2

Intraoperative details for each retropubic urethropexy case.

OpenRobotic
O1O2O3O4O5MeanR1R2R3R4R5Mean

Concomitant surgeriesTAH/BSO/APRNoneTAHTAH/BSO/Halban culdoplastyTAH/BSORobotic hysterectomyRobotic hysterectomy/robotic Halban culdoplasty/sphincteroplasty/PR/perineorrhaphyRobotic hysterectomyRobotic Halban culdoplasty/robotic uterosacral ligament suspensionRobotic myomectomy/robotic hysterectomy/robotic BSO/robotic sacrocolpopexy
Operative time for urethropexy (dissection/suture)*25 (13/12)25 (11/14)20 (9/11)32 (15/17)33 (14/19)27 (12/15)45 (20/25)36 (17/19)25 (15/10)22 (10/12)55 (30/25)36 (18/18)
Intraoperative complicationsYes**NoNoNoNoYes***Yes****NoNoNo
EBL (cc)3006002002002003001004002502075169
Hospital days242232.6121111.2

TAH: Total abdominal hysterectomy; BSO: bilateral salpingoophorectomy; APR: anterior posterior repair.
*Time taken to perform the retropubic urethropexy portion of the surgery. First number is the dissection time in minutes. Second number is suturing time in minutes.
**Suture noted in bladder on cystoscopy.
***Right ureteral stent placed due to concern for excessive electrocautery use.
****Vascular clip used on right uterine artery due to bleeding.