Does Changeover by an Experienced Open Prostatic Surgeon from Open Retropubic to Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Mean a Step Forward or Backward?
Table 2
Perioperative surgical data and 90-day postoperative complications—robotic-assisted prostatectomy versus retropubic prostatectomy.
Variable
RRP ()
RALP ()
value
Perioperative surgical data
Operating time (min) (median (IQR))
185 (172–220)
264 (228–285)
<0.0001
Estimated blood loss (mL) (median (IQR))
600 (400–800)
300 (200–400)
<0.0001
Catheter removal on 5th postoperative day ( (%))
65 (61.9)
87 (82.8)
0.0389
Postoperative day of discharge (d) (median (IQR))
8 (7–12)
7 (6–8)
<0.0001
Patients with 90-day postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa)
Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa ( (%))
Total
21 (20.0)
7 (6.7)
0.0074
Missing data
2 (1.9)
1 (0.9)
Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa ( (%)) Interventions due to lymphoceles (including only patients with PLA)
