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

Table 1

Patient demographics for those undergoing radical cystectomy with either the Bookwalter retractor or the Alexis retractor.

	Alexis		Bookwalter		value
Age (years), SD	73	8	71	9	0.23
Gender					0.28
Male	76	80%	63	86%
Female	19	20%	10	14%
BMI mean (kg/m^2), SD	25.9	4.2	27.6	4.4	0.027
BMI count 25–29.99	60	63%	51	70%	0.60
BMI count >30	17	18%	19	26%	0.31
History of diabetes	17	18%	18	25%	0.40
Current smokers	14	15%	4	5%	0.12
Prior
Radiation/brachytherapy	6	6%	11	15%	0.12

Independent sample t-test, Pearson’s chi-squared test, Mann–Whitney U-test.