Comparison of long-term outcomes in a 10-year experience of robotic cystectomy vs. open cystectomy
Ip KL, Javier-DesLoges JF, Leung C, Nie J, Khajir G, Nawaf CB, Syed J, Rosoff JS, Martin TV, Hesse DG. Comparison of long-term outcomes in a 10-year experience of robotic cystectomy vs. open cystectomy. Journal Of Robotic Surgery 2020, 15: 773-780. PMID: 33226567, DOI: 10.1007/s11701-020-01175-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalBody mass indexLength of stayLymph node yieldOverall survivalOpen radical cystectomyRadical cystectomySurgical marginsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsLower blood transfusion rateLower lymph node yieldHigher ICU admission rateCox proportional hazards modelFinal pathological stageHigher CCI scoresBlood transfusion rateICU admission rateFinal pathologic stagePositive surgical marginsKaplan-Meier analysisLong-term outcomesSingle academic institutionMean survival timeProportional hazards modelMore comorbidities