Table 3 Peri-operative morbidity secondary outcomes according to the surgical approach (N = 2005 surgeries).

From: Comparison of open and robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy approaches using multicentric data (UroCCR-47 study)

 

OPN (N = 571)

RPN (N = 1434)

p value

Peri-operative transfusion, n/N (%) (m = 54)

33/547 (6.0)

41/1404 (2.9)

0.0012a

Post-operative transfusion, n/N (%) (m = 173)

52/454 (11.5)

52/1378 (3.8)

< 0.0001a

Surgical re-operation rate, n/N (%) (m = 149)

31/462 (6.7)

34/1394 (2.4)

< 0.0001a

Post-operative death within 30 days, n/N (%) (m = 325)

2/397 (0.5)

2/1283 (0.2)

0.2387b

  1. m missing data, OPN open partial nephrectomy, RPN robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy.
  2. aChi-squared test.
  3. bFisher exact test.
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