Surgical complications associated with robotic urologic procedures in elderly patients
Antonio Cusano, Peter Haddock, Ilene Staff, Max Jackson,
Fernando Abarzua-Cabezas, Ryan Dorin, Anoop Meraney,
Joseph Wagner, Steven Shichman, Stuart Kesler
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.22, No.1, pp. 7607-7613, 2015
Abstract Introduction: Urologic malignancies are often diagnosed at an older age, and are increasingly managed utilizing robotic-assisted surgical techniques. As such, we assessed and compared peri-postoperative complication rates following robotic urologic surgery in elderly and younger patients.
Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of IRB-approved databases and electronic medical records identified patients who underwent robotic-assisted urologic surgery between December 2003-September 2013. Patients were grouped according to surgical procedure (partial nephrectomy, radical cystectomy, radical prostatectomy) and age at surgery (≤74 or ≥75 years old). Associations between age, comorbidities, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), and patient outcomes were evaluated within… More >