Figure 3.
Mean cortisol plasma levels (ng/mL) on POD 5 (T5) as a function of DD (days) in RARP and RRP cases. Patients who underwent RARP show significantly lower median levels of cortisol plasma levels than RRP cases. DD, discharge day; POD, postoperative day; RARP, robot assisted radical prostatectomy; RRP, retropubic radical prostatectomy; T5, cortisol on POD 5.