scholarly journals The Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in the Process of the Learning Curve

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-368
Author(s):  
Mustafa Güneş ◽  
Müslüm Ergün ◽  
Recep Eryılmaz ◽  
Rahmi Aslan
2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos H. Martínez ◽  
Venu Chalasani ◽  
Darwin Lim ◽  
Linda Nott ◽  
Reem J. Al-Bareeq ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. E409-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Adili ◽  
Julia Di Giovanni ◽  
Emma Kolesar ◽  
Nathan C. Wong ◽  
Jen Hoogenes ◽  
...  

Introduction: Since its introduction, robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) has gained widespread popularity, but is associated with a variable learning curve. Herein, we report the positive surgical margin (PSM) rates during the RARP learning curve of a single surgeon with significant previous laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) experience.Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study of the first 400 men with prostate cancer treated with RARP by a single surgeon (BS) with significant LRP experience. Our primary outcome was the impact of case timing in the learning curve on margin status. Our analysis was conducted by dividing the case numbers into quartiles (Q1‒Q4) and determining if a case falling into an earlier quartile had an impact on margin status relative to the most recent quartile (Q4).Results: The Q1 cases had an odds ratio for margin positivity of 1.74 compared to Q4 (p=0.1). Multivariate logistic regression did not demonstrate case number to be a significant predictor of PSM. The mean Q1 operative time was 207.4 minutes, decreasing to 179.2 by Q4 (p<0.0001). The mean Q1 estimated blood loss was 255.1 ml, decreasing to 213.6 by Q4 (p=0.0064). There was no change in length of hospitalization within the study period.Conclusions: Even when controlling for copredictors, a statistically significant learning curve for PSM rate of a surgeon with significant previous LRP experience was not detected during the first 400 RARP cases. We hypothesize that previous LRP experience may reduce the RARP PSM learning curve.


2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Ploussard ◽  
Laurent Salomon ◽  
Bastien Parier ◽  
Claude Clément Abbou ◽  
Alexandre de la Taille

2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Won Lee ◽  
Woo Ju Jeong ◽  
Sung Yul Park ◽  
Enrique I.S. Loreazo ◽  
Cheol Kyu Oh ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 560-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONG GEE SIM ◽  
SIDNEY KAM HUNG YIP ◽  
WEBER KAM ON LAU ◽  
YEH HONG TAN ◽  
MICHAEL YUET CHEN WONG ◽  
...  

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