Table 2.
Robot-Assisted and ORP in Hospitals With Various Characteristics
| Hospital Characteristic | Procedure | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RARP | ORP | ||
| Census Region | |||
| Northeast | 4737 (64.6) | 2601 (35.4) | <.0001 |
| Midwest | 5294 (61.2) | 3352 (38.8) | |
| South | 8699 (62.9) | 5125 (37.1) | |
| West | 5906 (70.2) | 2512 (29.8) | |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 23,640 (65.9) | 12,224 (34.1) | <.0001 |
| Rural | 564 (32.3) | 1182 (67.7) | |
| Control/Ownership | |||
| Government, nonfederal | 1903 (61.3) | 1202 (38.7) | <.0001 |
| Private, not for profit | 20,404 (65.5) | 10,730 (34.5) | |
| Private, investor-owned | 1897 (56.3) | 1474 (43.7) | |
| Size According to Number of Beds | |||
| Small | 3832 (73.5) | 1379 (26.5) | <.0001 |
| Medium | 4533 (60.7) | 2937 (39.3) | |
| Large | 15,839 (63.5) | 9090 (36.5) | |
| Teaching Status | |||
| Teaching | 16,706 (67.4) | 8099 (32.6) | <.0001 |
| Nonteaching | 7498 (58.6) | 5307 (41.4) | |
| Total | 24,636 | 13,590 | |
Data are presented as n (%) except where otherwise noted.
Abbreviations: ORP = open radical prostatectomy; RARP = robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.