Table 2: Perioperative data comparing LRP and RARP.

LRP RARP P value
863 137
Operative time (min) 194 ± 38.3 (93-325) 222 ± 28 (179-273) < 0.001*
RSP (37 RARP cases) 197 ± 42.6 (103-298) 0.613
Extended lymphadenectomy 223 (25.8) 43 (31.3) 0.16
No lymph nodes yield eLND (median) 11 (5-16) 13 (6-18) 0.21
Operative time (min)-eLND 239 ± 44.2 (135-413) 274 ± 37 (211-322) < 0.001*
Operative time (min)-BMI > 30 211 ± 40.1 (117-376) 249 ± 33 (196-299) < 0.001*
Bilateral nerve sparing 650 (75.3) 113 (82.4) 0.06
Blood loss (mL) 209 ± 180 226 ± 172 0.301
Transfusion rate 6.37% (55) 2.91% (4) 0.11
Postoperative hospital stay (days) 2.7 ± 0.41 1.8 ± 0.47 < 0.001*
After 2010 (258 LRP) 1.95 ± 0.74 0.11
Catheterization time (days) 10.48 ± 9.56 8.92 ± 10.44 0.10
Postoperative complications (Clavien Score)
I 124 (14.3%) 8 (5.8%)
II 81 (9%) 4 (2.9%)
III 22 (2.5%) 1 (0.7%)
Total 222 (25.7%) 13 (9.4%) < 0.001*
After 2010 (258 LRP) (Clavien Score)
I 26 (10%) 8 (5.8%)
II 15 (5.8%) 4 (2.9%)
III 2 (0.7%) 1 (0.7%)
Total 43 (16.6%) 13 (9.4%) 0.51

RSP: Retzius-Sparing Prostatectomy; BMI: Body Mass index; eLND: Extended Lymphadenectomy.