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. 2021 Apr 22;74(2):259–268. doi: 10.5173/ceju.2021.0374

Table 2.

Intraoperative features of 1943 patients undergoing elective urological procedures in 28 different Italian centres between the 24th of February and the 30th of March 2020

Perioperative features
Surgical approach, n (%)
 Open
 Laparoscopic
 Robotic
 Endoscopic
 Percutaneous

234 (12%)
137 (7.1%)
414 (21.3%)
1107 (56.7%)
51 (2.6%)
Surgical procedure, n (%)
 Radical prostatectomy
 Radical prostatectomy and lymph node dissection
 Radical nephrectomy
 Partial nephrectomy
 Cytoreductive nephrectomy
 Complex radical nephrectomy (i.e. plus lymph node dissection, venous neoplastic thrombosis, etc.)
 Pyeloplasty
 Partial ureterectomy and/or ureteral reimplantation
 Radical cystectomy
 Orchifuniculectomy
 Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
 TURBT
 TURP
 Ureteroscopy + lithotripsy
 Diagnostic ureteroscopy
 Ureteral stenting
 Nephrostomy placement
 PCNL
 Other

121 (6.2%)
179 (9.2%)
90 (4.6%)
123 (6.3%)
4 (0.2%)
16 (0.8%)
19 (1%)
12 (0.6%)
78 (4%)
22 (1.1%)
2 (0.1%)
570 (29.4%)
96 (5%)
166 (8.6%)
31 (1.6%)
61 (3.2%)
16 (0.8%)
35 (1.8%)
302 (15.5%)
EBL (cc), median (IQR)* 200 (100-300)
Intraoperative medical complications, n. (%)
 No
 Yes

1938 (99.7%)
5 (0.3%)
Intraoperative surgical complications, n. (%)
 No
 Yes

1935 (99.2%)
15 (0.8%)

n – number; TURBT – transurethral resection of bladder tumor; TURP – transurethral resection of the prostate; PCNL – percutaneous nephrolithotomy; EBL – estimated blood loss

*

EBL was calculated only for open, laparoscopic and robotic procedures