Defining the Pros and Cons of Open, Conventional Laparoscopy, and Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty in a Developing Nation

Table 2

Perioperative and postoperative outcomes in the three groups and the significance indifference between minimally invasive group and OP group. 𝑃<0.05 was considered significant.

	OP	CLP	RP	Significance 𝑏/𝑤 minimally invasive and open group
Operative time (mins)	127.5 (112–168)	191.56 (145–276)	141.73 (110–235)	𝑃<0.001
Mean blood loss (mL)	114.47 (65–198)	55.24 (35–120)	46.37 (30–95)	𝑃<0.001
Crossing vessel (%)	26.67	33.3	33.3	NS
Surgeon fatigue index	Not calculated	6.8	3.9	𝑃<0.05
Pain score	7.9	4.77	4.16	𝑃<0.001
Time to drain removal (days)	3.58 (2–12)	2.68 (1–8)	2.03 (1–6)	𝑃<0.001
Mean hospital stay (days)	4.83 (3–8)	3 (2–6)	2.45 (2–6)	𝑃<0.001
Complications (%)	16.1	11.4	8	NS, 𝑃=0.28
Followup (months)	35 (24–60)	18 (8–23)	13.5 (5–20)
Recurrence	2/30	1/30	1/30	NS, 𝑃=0.81

NS: not significant.