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. 2021 Feb 9;16(1):45–52. doi: 10.1007/s11701-021-01192-w

Table 3.

Associations of type surgical approach and amount of blood lost with Clavien–Dindo complications after prostate cancer surgery by subgroups stratifying cases without and with extended pelvic lymph node dissection

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Subgroups CDS 1–2 vs. CDS = 0 CDS > 2 vs. CDS = 0 CDS > 2 vs. CDS 1–2 CDS 1–2 vs. CDS = 0 CDS > 2 vs. CDS = 0 CDS > 2 vs. CDS 1–2
No ePLND OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
 RARP 1 1 1 1 1 1
 ORP 3699 (1207—11333) 19,286 (4110–90,505) 5214 (1065–25,522) 3139 (1002–9840) 18,339 (3742–89,874) 5214 (1065–25,522)
p value 0.022  < 0.0001 0.042 0.048  < 0.0001 0.042
 BL ≤ 600 mL 1 1 1 1 1 1
 BL > 600 mL 2178 (1150–4126) 1986 (0.406–9718) 0.912 (0.177–4699) 2004 (1045–3844) 1270 (0.231–6982) 0.634 (0.112–3598)
p value 0.017 0.397 0.912 0.036 0.783 0.607
ePLND OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
 RARP 1 1 1 1 1 1
 ORP 1683 (1111––2550) 7521 (3991–14,175) 4468 (2278–8763) 1506 (1010–2428) 6964 (3568–13,512) 4446 (2179–9072)
p value 0.014  < 0.0001  < 0.0001 0.045  < 0.0001  < 0.0001
 BL ≤ 600 mL 1 1 1 1 1 1
 BL > 600 mL 1505 (0.952–2380) 2698 (1385–5257) 1792 (0.877–3661) 1298 (0.792–2093) 1308 (0.632–2709) 1016 (0.471—2193)
p value 0.080 0.004 0.109 0.308 0.469 0.967

OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; RARP robot-assisted radical prostatectomy; ORP open radical prostatectomy; ePLND extended pelvic lymph node dissection; BL, blood lost