Comparison of perioperative complications and health-related quality of life between robot-assisted and open radical cystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: To compare postoperative complications and health-related quality of life of patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy with those of patients undergoing open radical cystectomy. A systematic search was carried out according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. A pooled meta-analysis was carried out to assess the differences between robot-assisted radical cystectomy and open radical cystectomy according to randomized and non-randomized comparative studies, respectively. We identified six randomized comparative studies and 31 non-randomized comparative studies. Most robot-assisted radical cystectomy patients were treated with extracorporeal urinary diversion. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy was associated with longer operative tim

SUBMITTER: Kimura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851708 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature