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Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative variables

From: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single surgeon’s experience in 80 cases after 2 years of formal training

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

P

Estimated bleeding (ml) (mean ± SD) (min–max)

182 ± 53.89 (100–285)

192 ± 122.77 (100–500)

192.5 ± 111.54 (50–500)

134 ± 82.99 (20–450)

0.180

Drainage time (days) (mean ± SD) (min–max)

2.25 ± 0.44 (2–3)

2.4 ± 0.5 (2–3)

2.35 ± 1.31 (1–7)

1.65 ± 0.93 (1–5)

0.029**

Urinary catheter time (days) (mean ± SD) (min–max)

9.25 ± 1.07 (7–11)

9.9 ± 1.74 (7–14)

9.3 ± 2.18 (7–17)

8.55 ± 1.61 (7–14)

0.105

Hospitalization time (days) (mean ± SD) (min–max)

5.2 ± 1.28 (4–9)

5.15 ± 1.23 (3–9)

4.7 ± 2.9 (3–15)

4.65 ± 1.76 (2–10)

0.711

Surgical time (Mean ± SD) (min–max)

177.8 ± 47.13 (112–250)

161.55 ± 46.9 (103–253)

160.65 ± 43.93 (105–270)

126.8 ± 5.48 (120–136)

0.001*

Nerve sparing (%)

 None

14 (70%)

10 (50%)

14 (70%)

11 (55%)

0.429

 Unilateral

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

3 (15%)

2 (10%)

 

 Bilateral

5 (25%)

9 (45%)

3 (15%)

7 (35%)

 

Clinic stage: n (%)

 T2

10 (50%)

7 (35%)

11 (55%)

12 (60%)

0.423

 T3

10 (50%)

13 (65%)

9 (45%)

8 (40%)

 

Gleason score (%)

  ≤ 6 (%)

10 ( 50%)

14 (70%)

16 (80%)

13 (65%)

0.523

 7 (%)

7 (35%)

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

4 (20%)

 

 > 7 (%)

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

1 (5%)

3 (15%)

 
  1. SD = standard deviation; CV: coefficient of variation