Perioperative blood loss in robotic urologic surgery: a retrospective evaluation of estimation methods.

ABSTRACT: Urology has been a leading field in the adoption of robotic surgery, which offers technical advantages and low complication rates, including notably reduced intraoperative blood loss. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between formula-based estimated blood loss and visually estimated intraoperative blood loss in robotic urologic procedures. In this retrospective study, 111 robot-assisted urologic surgery were included. The agreement between the visually estimated intraoperative blood loss and the estimated values calculated using different formulas (Hb dilution method formula, Hb mass method, Gross Formula, López-Picado Formula). To determine how consistent each estimation was with the visually estimated intraoperative blood loss and with each other, Bland-Altman analysis,

SUBMITTER: Aksoy T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12816057 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature