Comparing quality of life after robot assisted versus open radical cystectomy: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bladder cancer is a common malignancy in both sexes. Robot-assisted approaches are increasingly used in its surgical management. Radical cystectomy can significantly affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL), typically assessed using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) that capture patients' physical, psychological, and social well-being.

Objectives

To systematically compare HRQoL and functional outcomes following robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy (RARC vs. ORC) for bladder cancer, and to evaluate the methodologies employed, including PROMs and postoperative assessment timepoints.

Methods

A systematic search of CENTRAL, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus (2000-2025) was performed for randomised and non-randomised studies comparing HRQoL outcom

SUBMITTER: Hawkins DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554817 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature