Table 5. Comparison of complications between case series, review of literature of robotic pelvic exenteration and open pelvic exenteration.
| Variable | Complication | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current series (n=7) | Robotic exenterations in the literature (n=7) | Platt et al. [9] (n=1,016) | Quyn et al. [16] (n=104) | PelvEx collaborative (n=1,184) | |
| Ileus | 4 | 0 | - | - | - |
| UTI | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | - |
| Wound infection/dehiscence | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Anastomotic leak | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| VTE | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Abdominal sepsis /abscess | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| Line sepsis | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| AKI | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| Cardiac event | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | - |
| CVA | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - |
| Organ failure | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Return to theatre | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | - |
| Return to ICU | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - |
| Total Clavien–Dindo I/II | 7 | 2 | 381 | 41 | - |
| Total Clavien–Dindo III/IV | 0 | 1 | 348 | 8 | 380 |
| Death within 30 days | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 21 |
Values are presented as number only.
UTI, urinary tract infections; VTE, venous thromboembolism; AKI, acute kidney injury; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; ICU, intensive care unit; -, not available.