Learning Curve Analysis for Intracorporeal Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy: Results from the EAU Robotic Urology Section Scientific Working Group.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utilisation of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal reconstruction (iRARC) has increased in recent years. Little is known about the length of the learning curve (LC) for this procedure.

Objective

To study the length of the LC for iRARC in terms of 90-d major complications (MC90; Clavien-Dindo grade ≥3), 90-d overall complications (OC90, Clavien-Dindo grades 1-5), operating time (OT), estimated blood loss (EBL), and length of hospital stay (LOS).

Design setting and participants

This was a retrospective analysis of all consecutive iRARC cases from nine European high-volume hospitals with ≥100 cases. All patients had bladder cancer for which iRARC was performed, with an ileal conduit or neobladder as the urinary diversion.

Outcome measu

SUBMITTER: Wijburg CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9068730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature