Functional Preservation and Oncologic Control following Robot-Assisted versus Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Intermediate- and High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis

Table 2

Perioperative outcomes for RARP and LRP after propensity score matching.

Variable	RARP (n = 85)	LRP (n = 85)	value
Operative time, min, mean (SD)	146.0 (40.4)	167.9 (34.2)	<0.001
Estimated blood loss, mL, mean (SD)	152.6 (60.5)	166.4 (78.2)	0.200
ePLND, n (%)	55 (64.7%)	50 (58.8%)	0.430
Nerve sparing procedures, n (%)	41 (48.2%)	28 (32.9%)	0.042
Open conversion, n (%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	-
Transfusion, n (%)	3 (3.5%)	7 (8.2%)	0.192
Postoperative pathology
Pathological T stage, n (%)			0.345
pT2	49 (57.6%)	55 (64.7%)
pT3	36 (42.4%)	30 (35.3%)
Specimen Gleason score, median (IQR)	7 (5.5, 8)	7 (6, 8)	0.179
Positive surgical margin, n (%)	15 (17.6%)	21 (24.7%)	0.260
Number of removed lymph nodes, median (IQR)	10 (0, 16)	9 (0, 16)	0.523
Positive lymph nodes, n (%)	13 (15.3%)	10 (11.8%)	0.501
Postoperative complications, n (%)	8 (9.4%)	18 (21.2%)	0.033
≤ Grade II complications	6 (7.1%)	15 (17.6%)	0.036
> Grade II complications	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.5%)	1.000
Adjuvant radiotherapy, n (%)	37 (43.5%)	32 (37.6%)	0.435
Hospital stay, days, median (IQR)	14 (14, 15)	15 (14, 15)	0.563

ePLND: extended pelvic lymph nodes dissection; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range.