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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urology. 2011 Jul 29;78(4):813–819. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.04.065

TABLE 2.

Operative parameters and perioperative outcomes for 102 and 48 patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) respectively.

LPNx RALPNx
no./value (%/range) no./value (%/range) p-value



Operative Mean Operative Time (min) 193 (100–420) 152 (108–265) <0.001
Parameters Mean WIT (min)* 18 (8–65) 14 (8–30) <0.001
Mean EBL (mL) 245 (50–1700) 122 (0–500) 0.001
Transfusions 5 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0.1
Median LOS (days) 2 (1–8) 2 (1–8) 0.58
Collecting System Entry 43 (42.2%) 18 (37.5%) 0.59
Vascular Clampless 7 (8.0%) 4 (8.3%) <0.001
Clamping** Artery Only Clamp 27 (30.7%) 35 (72.9%)
Artery and Vein Clamp 54 (61.4%) 9 (18.8%)
Positive Margins 1 (1.0%) 2 (4.2%) 0.06
**

14 patients who underwent clampless resection with radiofrequency electrocoagulation device were excluded from warm ischemia time (WIT) and Vascular Clamping analyses.