Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 25)

Age (years), average (SD^a)

74.6 (7.0)

Body mass index, average (SD)

23.3 (2.8)

Prostate volume (ml), median (IQR^b)

40 (35–61)

Geriatric 8 score, median (IQR)

13 (13–16)

Number of Charlson Comorbidity Index score 1 or more (%)

13 (52)

Number of patients receiving antithrombotic drugs (%)

15 (60)

Number of preoperative urinary retention cases (%)

8 (32)

Operative time (minutes), median (IQR)

15.0 (11.5–20.0)

Number of implants, average (SD)

4.2 (1.4)