TABLE 3.

Surgery, pathology and complications

	Robotic (n = 20)	Open (n = 19)	p value
Mean surgery duration (minutes)	303.3 ± 73.1	291.5 ± 60.1	0.855
Mean estimated blood loss (mL)	381.3 ± 303.4	865.0 ± 616.4	0.001
Mean length of stay (nights)	3.2 ± 1.6	3.6 ± 2.3	0.838
Pathologic stage	n (%)	n (%)	0.374
pT2	6 (30%)	9 (47.3%)
pT3	14 (70%)	10 (52.6%)
Pathologic Gleason sum	n (%)	n (%)	0.694
6	0	0
7	6 (30%)	7 (36.8%)
8	2 (10%)	0
9	7 (35%)	9 (47.3%)
10	0	0
Unable to be determined	5 (25%)	3 (15.7%)
Positive surgical margin	3 (15%)	3 (15.7%)	0.709
Seminal vesicle involvement	8 (40%)	8 (42.1%)	0.851
Positive nodes	3 (15%)	2 (10.5%)	0.951
Mean nodes retrieved	10.4 ± 5.7	11.8 ± 4.9	0.303
Intraoperative complications	1 (5%)	2 (10.5%)	0.963
Postoperative complications within 90 days
Mean number of complications	1.1 ± 1.0	1.8 ± 1.6	0.158
Any complication	14 (70%)	15 (78.9%)	0.785
Any ≥ Clavien 3 complication	6 (30%)	3 (15.7%)	0.501
Anastomotic leak	8 (40%)	8 (42.1%)	0.848
Wound infection	0	3 (15.7%)	0.212
Bladder neck contracture*	5 (25%)	5 (26.3%)	0.999

^*bladder neck contracture was assessed at any point in follow up (i.e., not limited to 90 days)