Table 4.
Comparison of laparoscopic versus open PN in patients with a solitary renal tumor of 7 cm or less in size (table modified from [30]).
| Laparoscopic PN (n = 100) | Open PN (n = 100) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications: | Major intraoperative | 5% | 0% | .02 |
| Renal/urological | 11% | 2% | .01 | |
| Median surgical time (hours) | 3 | 3.9 | <.001 | |
| Blood loss (mL) | 125 | 250 | <.001 | |
| Mean warm ischemia time (minutes) | 27.8 | 7.5 | <.001 | |
| Median analgesic requirement (morphine sulfate equivalents, mg) | 20.2 | 252.5 | <.001 | |
| Hospital stay (days) | 2 | 5 | <.001 | |
| Average convalescence (weeks) | 4 | 6 | <.001 | |
| Median preoperative serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.0 | 1.0 | .52 | |
| Median postoperative serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.1 | 1.2 | .65 |
PN: Partial nephrectomy.