Open AccessImpact of surgical case order on perioperative outcomes for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
Author(s) -
Anil Thomas,
Brian Kim,
Armen Derboghossians,
Allen Chang,
David S. Finley,
Gary W. Chien,
Jeffrey M. Slezak,
Steven J. Jacobsen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.130645
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , prostatectomy , surgery , retrospective cohort study , complication , blood transfusion , general surgery , prostate cancer , cancer
Since its introduction, there have been many refinements in the technique and implementation of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). However, it is unclear whether operative outcomes are influenced by surgical case order. We evaluated the effect of case order on perioperative outcomes for RARP within a large health maintenance organization.