| Methods |
CONTACT LASER.
Tissue effect: vaporization/resection. Subjects blinded: No. |
| Participants |
N=120 men. Country: Germany. Mean age: 70.2 years. Race: not stated. Not available to follow‐up: 16 (13.3%) |
| Interventions |
1. HoLRP (n=60) 80‐100W. 2. Open prostatectomy (n=60).
Catheter protocol: unclear
Pre‐op antibiotics: yes
Mean follow‐up: 6 months |
| Outcomes |
AUA, PUF, RV, tissue resected, adverse events, hospital length of stay, reoperations |
| Notes |
Prostate > 100 gm, AUA = 8, PUF = 12 mL/s, RV > 50 ml |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
