Table 3.
Postoperative Complications
| Factor | Open | Lap | Robotic lap | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 12328 | 7536 | 590 | |
| Acute renal failure | 0.003 | |||
| No | 12148 (98.5%) | 7460 (99.0%) | 588 (99.7%) | |
| Yes | 180 (1.5%) | 76 (1.0%) | 2 (0.3%) | |
| Cardiac arrest | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12168 (98.7%) | 7493 (99.4%) | 587 (99.5%) | |
| Yes | 160 (1.3%) | 43 (0.6%) | 3 (0.5%) | |
| Coma 24 hours | 0.017 | |||
| No | 12312 (99.9%) | 7535 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 16 (0.1%) | 1 (<1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Stroke | 0.13 | |||
| No | 12322 (100.0%) | 7535 (100.0%) | 589 (99.8%) | |
| Yes | 6 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Surgical site infection | <0.001 | |||
| No | 11830 (96.0%) | 7418 (98.4%) | 580 (98.3%) | |
| Yes | 498 (4.0%) | 118 (1.6%) | 10 (1.7%) | |
| Myocardial infarction | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12168 (98.7%) | 7493 (99.4%) | 587 (99.5%) | |
| Yes | 160 (1.3%) | 43 (0.6%) | 3 (0.5%) | |
| Pulmonary insufficiency | ||||
| No | 12328 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Pneumonia | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12159 (98.6%) | 7482 (99.3%) | 584 (99.0%) | |
| Yes | 169 (1.4%) | 54 (0.7%) | 6 (1.0%) | |
| Peripheral nerve injury | ||||
| No | 12328 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Progressive renal failure | 0.87 | |||
| No | 12261 (99.5%) | 7497 (99.5%) | 586 (99.3%) | |
| Yes | 67 (0.5%) | 39 (0.5%) | 4 (0.7%) | |
| Pulmonary embolism | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12238 (99.3%) | 7515 (99.7%) | 587 (99.5%) | |
| Yes | 90 (0.7%) | 21 (0.3%) | 3 (0.5%) | |
| Shock | ||||
| No | 12328 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| RBC transfusion | ||||
| No | 12328 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Unplanned intubation | ||||
| No | 12328 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Postoperative urinary tract infection | 0.87 | |||
| No | 12261 (99.5%) | 7497 (99.5%) | 586 (99.3%) | |
| Yes | 67 (0.5%) | 39 (0.5%) | 4 (0.7%) | |
| Wound complication | <0.001 | |||
| No | 12223 (99.1%) | 7525 (99.9%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 105 (0.9%) | 11 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Death | 0.72 | |||
| No | 12327 (100.0%) | 7536 (100.0%) | 590 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 1 (<1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Sepsis | <0.001 | |||
| No | 10741 (87.1%) | 7359 (97.7%) | 579 (98.1%) | |
| Yes | 1587 (12.9%) | 177 (2.3%) | 11 (1.9%) |