Table 2 Perioperative characteristics of patients classified according to the prostate weight
Prostate weight measured by TRUS (g) | < 25 g | 25–50 g | 51–75 g | > 75 g | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 157 | 824 | 149 | 38 | |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 5.3 ± 2.0 | 5.1 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 2.9 | 0.30 |
Duration of catheterization (days) | 11.0 ± 1.9 | 10.9 ± 2.0 | 11.1 ± 2.1 | 10.9 ± 1.8 | 0.49 |
Mean console time (min) | 45.1 ± 14.8 | 47.0 ± 13.8 | 49.5 ± 14.1 | 61.7 ± 18.3 | < 0.001 |
Mean estimated blood loss (ml) | 347 ± 250 | 386 ± 262 | 456 ± 303 | 646 ± 423 | < 0.001 |
Transfusion (n) | 2 (1.3%) | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0.67 |
Rectal injury | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.44 |
Incidence of lymphocele | 5 (3.2%) | 31 (3.8%) | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (5.3%) | 0.89 |
Lymph node dissection | 0.88 | ||||
No | 115 (73.2%) | 597 (72.5%) | 114 (76.5%) | 26 (68.4%) | |
Yes | 42 (26.8%) | 227 (27.5%) | 35 (23.5%) | 12 (31.6%) | |
Nerve sparing | 0.89 | ||||
None | 8 (5.1%) | 38 (4.6%) | 5 (3.4%) | 3 (7.9%) | |
Unilateral | 2 (11.1%) | 14 (1.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Bilateral | 147 (93.6%) | 772 (93.7%) | 142 (95.3%) | 35 (92.1%) |