Table 4 Summary of primary versus salvage RARP outcomes at our institution
Baseline or Outcome Variable | Primary RARP(16, 17) | Salvage RARP |
|---|---|---|
Complication rate (Clavien-Dindo grade) (%) | ||
 Early Grade 1–3 | 7–13 | 17.8 |
 Early Grade 4 | 0.4* | 0 |
 Early Grade 5 | 0* | 0 |
 Anastomotic leak on cystogram | 2* | 11.1 |
 Late bladder neck contracture/ clip | 0.5* | 10.5 |
Pre-RARP D’Amico risk group (%) | ||
 Low | 3 | 6.7 |
 Intermediate | 36 | 73.3 |
 High | 61 | 20.0 |
Pathologic T-stage (%) | ||
 pT2 | 53 | 35.5 |
 pT3 | 47 | 64.5 |
  pT3a | 33 | 46.6 |
  pT3b | 14 | 17.8 |
Positive surgical margin rate (%) | ||
 Overall | 17.3 | 44.4 |
 pT2 | 9.6 | 37.5 |
 pT3 | 26.1 | 48.3 |
Continence | ||
 Pad-free at 3-months | 67 | 33.3 |
 Pad-free at 12-months | 85.4 | 65.5 |
 Socially continent at 12-mo (0–1 pad) | 89.2 | 86.2 |
Proportion where nerve-sparing (NS) feasible | ||
 Feasibility of bilateral NS (%) | 18 | 6.7 |
 Feasibility of unilateral NS (%) | 34 | 22.2 |
 Feasibility of bilateral NS in high-risk Ca | 10 | 0.0 |
Proportion who received bilateral nerve-sparing and were potent at 12-months (potent pre-RARP)# | 70 | 0 (0/2) |