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 3
Postoperative outcomes for RARP and LRP after propensity score matching.
Variable
RARP (n = 85)
LRP (n = 85)
value
Oncology: postoperative total PSA, ng/mL
Postoperative 6 months, median (IQR)
0.034 (0.020, 0.068)
0.025 (0.007, 0.060)
0.446
Last follow-up, median (IQR)
0.019 (0.009, 0.039)
0.022 (0.013, 0.053)
0.618
Urinary continence
Continence on removal of catheter, n (%)
33 (38.8%)
20 (23.5%)
0.031
Continence at 6 months, n (%)
66 (77.6%)
54 (63.5%)
0.043
Continence at last follow-up, n (%)
80 (94.1%)
72 (84.7%)
0.046
Erectile function
IIEF-5 score at postoperative 6 month, median (IQR)
14 (12, 16)
12 (11, 15)
0.013
IIEF-5 score at last follow-up, median (IQR)
14 (11, 16)
12 (11, 14)
0.009
PSA: prostate-specific antigen; SD: standard deviation; IIEF: International Index of Erectile Function; IQR: interquartile range.
