Table 2 Surgical results and postoperative characteristics.

From: Advantages of enhanced recovery after surgery program in robot-assisted radical cystectomy

Variables

ORC (n = 40)

RARC/ERAS (n = 22)

P

Median eBL, mL (IQR)

650 (517–856)

100 (50–150)

 < 0.001

Median operative time, min (IQR)

312 (274–333)

445 (391–504)

 < 0.001

Median LN yield, n (IQR)

10 (7.75–11.75)

22 (17–26)

 < 0.001

Urinary diversion, n (%)

  

0.397

Ileal conduit

35 (87.5)

20 (91.0)

 

Neobladder

2 (5.0)

1 (4.5)

 

Ureterostomy

3 (7.5)

1 (4.5)

 

Blood transfusion, n (%)

7 (17.5)

0 (0)

0.02

ERAS adaptation, n (%)

0 (0)

22 (100)

 < 0.001

Median time to fluid intake, days (IQR)

3 (2–4)

0 (0–0)

 < 0.001

Median time to liquid food intake, days (IQR)

6 (4–8.5)

0 (0–0)

 < 0.001

Median time to mobilization, days (IQR)

1 (1–1)

0 (0–0)

0.223

Median time to first flatus, days (IQR)

2 (1–3)

1 (0–1)

0.008

Median time to first defecation, days (IQR)

3 (2–5)

1.5 (1–2)

 < 0.001

Postoperative complication within 30 days

   

POI, n (%)

11 (27.5)

1 (4.5)

0.028

Clavien–Dindo grade > 3b, n (%)

4 (10)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

Median postoperative hospital stay, days (IQR)

26.5 (22–37.3)

12 (10–15)

 < 0.001

  1. eBL estimated blood loss, ERAS enhanced recovery after surgery, IQR interquartile range, LN lymph node, ORC open radical cystectomy, POI postoperative paralytic ileus, RARC robot-assisted radical cystectomy.