Table 2.
Perioperative surgical data and 90-day postoperative complications—robotic-assisted prostatectomy versus retropubic prostatectomy.
| Variable | RRP (n = 105) | RALP (n = 105) | P value |
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| Perioperative surgical data | |||
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| Operating time (min) (median (IQR)) | 185 (172–220) | 264 (228–285) | <0.0001 |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) (median (IQR)) | 600 (400–800) | 300 (200–400) | <0.0001 |
| Catheter removal on 5th postoperative day (n (%)) | 65 (61.9) | 87 (82.8) | 0.0389 |
| Postoperative day of discharge (d) (median (IQR)) | 8 (7–12) | 7 (6–8) | <0.0001 |
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| Patients with 90-day postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa) | |||
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| Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa (n (%)) | |||
| Total | 21 (20.0) | 7 (6.7) | 0.0074 |
| Missing data | 2 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa (n (%)) Interventions due to lymphoceles (including only patients with PLA) |
13/87 (14.9) | 3/68 (4.4) | 0.0359 |
IQR: interquartile range; PLA: pelvic lymphadenectomy; RALP: robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy; RRP: radical retropubic prostatectomy.