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Prevalence of early complications and risk factors following robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Few previous studies have evaluated the risk of side effects and complications following robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP), and all were flawed by several methodological biases.

A recent study at University of Padua, Padua, Italy, aimd to evaluate the prevalence of early complications and risk factors following RARP, reporting complications in agreement with the standardised Martin criteria.

Applying standardised criteria to collect and report complications, we identified early complications in about 22% of our patients undergoing RARP. Although most of the patients experienced minor complications, 3% of them did experience grade 3 or 4 complications. Prostate volume and number of RARP performed by the surgeons were independent predictors of the occurrence of complications.