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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of included patients (n = 1311)

From: Blood transfusion had no influence on the 5-year biochemical recurrence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

Variable

 

Preoperative variables

Age, year

66 [61–71]

BMI, kg/m2

24.6 [22.8–26.2]

ASA physical status, n

 I

436 (33.3%)

 II

829 (63.2%)

 III

46 (3.5%)

Smoker, n

490 (37.4%)

Preoperative PSA, ng/ml

8.9 [5.6–15.8]

Preoperative Hb, g/dl

14.6 [13.8–15.4]

Preoperative Hct, %

42.8 [40.4–44.9]

Year

2007-2008

196 (15.0%)

2009-2010

372 (28.4%)

2011-2012

377 (28.8%)

2013-2014

366 (27.9%)

Intraoperative variables

Main anesthetic agent, n

 Inhalation agent

1217 (92.8%)

 Propofol

94 (7.2%)

Fluid administered

 Crystalloid, ml

1204 [900–1651]

 Estimated blood loss, ml

200 [100–300]

Duration of surgery, min

200 [175–225]

Duration of anesthesia, min

250 [225–275]

Perioperative transfusion

 

Patients who were transfused, n

30 (2.3%)

Number of packed RBC in patients transfused

2 [2–3]

Length of hospital stay, d

11 [9–12]

  1. Values are expressed as median [interquartile range] or number (percentage)
  2. BMI body mass index, ASA American society of anesthesiologists, PSA prostate-specific antigen, Hb hemoglobin, Hct hematocrit