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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Staging lymphadenectomy in patients with localized high risk prostate cancer: comparison of the laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) technique with conventional multiport laparoscopy

 

LESSPL (LESS pelvic lymphadenectomy) n = 20

MLPL (Multiport pelvic lymphadenectomy) n = 97

P value

Patient age (mean ± SD)

71.8 (±4.2)

69.2 (±5.6)

.06

ASA-Scorea (mean ± SD)

2.5 (±0.5)

2.1 (±0.6)

.01*

BMI (kg/m2)

27.3 (±3.4)

27.7 (±4.0)

.70

Preoperative PSA value (ng/ml)

44.7 (±83.5)

32.3 (±56.2)

.50

Gleason sum

7.7 (±0.9)

7.7 (±1.0)

1.0

  1. aAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system.
  2. *statistically significant.