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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urol Oncol. 2011 Jul 30;31(6):894–898. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.06.009

Table 1.

Preoperative characteristics of patients undergoing radical cystectomy

Robotic (n=36) Open (n=29) p value
Gender (%) <0.01
    Female 5 (14) 13 (45)
    Male 31 (86) 16 (55)
Median age, years (IQR) 72 (67-77) 67 (57-79) 0.04
Median body mass index (IQR) 27.7 (24.1-31.4) 26.2 (22.6-29.0) 0.07
Comorbidity Index (%) 0.18
    None 9 (25) 4 (14)
    Mild 10 (28) 14 (48)
    Moderate 8 (22) 8 (28)
    Severe 9 (25) 3 (10)
Clinical stage (%) 0.60
    CIS, TaHG 5 (14) 5 (17)
    T1 high grade 6 (17) 4 (14)
    T2 23 (66) 20 (69)
    T4a 2 (6) 0 (0)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (%) 0.39
    Yes 2 (6) 4 (14)
    No 34 (94) 25 (86)

IQR=Interquartile range