Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy with a Posterior Approach to the Seminal Vesicle in 300 Patients
Table 2
Comparison of operative and postoperative data and complications between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP).
Characteristics
RALP
LRP#
Number of cases
300
160
Mean operative time (min)
165 ± 40
296 ± 88
Blood loss (including that in urine) (mL)
276.5 ± 323.8*
541.3 ± 484.1
Transfusions (cases)
4 (1.3%)
7 (4.4%)
Conversion to open surgery (cases)
1 (0.3%)
5 (3.1%)
Mean time to urethral catheter removal (days)
7.7 ± 4.2
7.4 ± 4.3
Postoperative hospitalization (days)
10.4 ± 4.9**
14.8 ± 4.7
Complications
Rectal injury
2
4
Ureteral injury
0
3
Bladder neck stricture
0
4
Subcutaneous hernia
1
2
Data from [4]. +Duration of robotic surgery. * < 0.05 (unpaired -test). ** < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney test).