Open, laparoscopic and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for localised prostate cancer
McIntosh H, Macpherson K
Record ID 32011000052
English
Authors' recommendations:
Laparoscopic prostatectomy takes longer to perform than open surgery but is associated with less intraoperative blood loss, lower blood transfusion rates, fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay.Studies comparing laparoscopic prostatectomy with robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery report inconsistent results for perioperative outcomes.There is insufficient evidence to conclude that any of the three surgical approaches is superior with regard to functional and oncological outcomes.The cost effectiveness of alternative surgical approaches to radical prostatectomy has not been established.Robot-assisted surgery may be best suited to high-volume prostatectomy centres to minimise costs associated with the learning curve.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2010
URL for published report:
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/controller?p_service=Content.show&p_applic=CCC&pContentID=8538
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Scotland
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Robotics
Contact
Organisation Name:
Quality Improvement Scotland
Contact Address:
Delta House, 50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP Scotland United Kingdom Tel: +44 141 225 6988; Fax: +44 141 221 3262
Contact Name:
shtg.hcis@nhs.net
Contact Email:
shtg.hcis@nhs.net
Copyright:
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