Clinical Study
A Single Surgeon’s Experience with Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Table 3
Postoperative variables.
| | Postoperative variable | OPN ( = 23) | LPN ( = 48) | RPN ( = 35) | value* |
| | Mean length of stay ± SD (days) | 3.0 ± 1.8 | 1.9 ± 1.7 | 2.6 ± 5.1 | 0.38 | | Mean discharge hematocrit ± SD (%) | 30 ± 3 | 36 ± 4 | 35 ± 4 | <0.0001 | | Transfusion, yes/no | 1/23 | 1/47 | 0/35 | 1.00 | | Mean discharge GFR ± SD (mL/min) | 64 ± 32 | 67 ± 26 | 79 ± 30 | 0.12 | | Mean 3-month GFR ± SD (mL/min) | 61 ± 26 | 70 ± 30 | 76 ± 25 | 0.20 | | 30-day complication, = (%) | 7 (30) | 8 (17) | 5 (14) | 0.008 |
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OPN: open partial nephrectomy; LPN: laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; RPN: robotic partial nephrectomy; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.
*Statistical significance to <0.05.
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