Table 2.
Comparison of operative and postoperative data and complications between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP).
| Characteristics | RALP | LRP# |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 300 | 160 |
| Mean operative time (min) | 165 ± 40+∗ | 296 ± 88 |
| Blood loss (including that in urine) (mL) | 276.5 ± 323.8* | 541.3 ± 484.1 |
| Transfusions (cases) | 4 (1.3%) | 7 (4.4%) |
| Conversion to open surgery (cases) | 1 (0.3%) | 5 (3.1%) |
| Mean time to urethral catheter removal (days) | 7.7 ± 4.2 | 7.4 ± 4.3 |
| Postoperative hospitalization (days) | 10.4 ± 4.9** | 14.8 ± 4.7 |
| Complications | ||
| Rectal injury | 2 | 4 |
| Ureteral injury | 0 | 3 |
| Bladder neck stricture | 0 | 4 |
| Subcutaneous hernia | 1 | 2 |
#Data from [4]. +Duration of robotic surgery. * P < 0.05 (unpaired t-test). ** P < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney U test).