Research Article

Comparison of Perioperative, Functional, and Oncological Outcomes of Transperitoneal and Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Table 2

Comparison of perioperative data.

Group 1: E-LRP (n = 168)Group 2: T-LRP (n = 98) value

Overall operative time, min (IQR)290 (245, 385)222.5 (175, 255)<0.001
Blood loss (mL)800 (500, 1200)400 (300, 537.5)<0.001
Time to discharge, day (IQR)7 (7, 7)4 (4, 5)<0.001
Erectile function
Sexual intercourse at 3 months0.001
 No142 (84.5)62 (63.3)
 Penetrate26 (15.5)36 (36.7)
Continence at 3 months0.419
 No pad5 (3)1 (1)
 ≥1 pad a day163 (97)97 (99)
Continence at 12 months0.028
 No pad83 (49.4)34 (34.6)
 ≥1 pad a day85 (50.6)64 (65.3)
Continence at 24 months0.889
 No pad143 (85.1)82 (83.7)
 ≥1 pad a day25 (14.9)16 (16.3)

IQR; inter quartile range.