Complications of Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: Analysis and Risk Factors
Table 1
Univariate analysis of clinical-pathological variables in the pre and intraoperative period and the occurrence of postoperative complications.
Variables
Presence of postoperative complications
-value
Total (n=124)
Absent (n=84)
Present (n=40)
Preoperative clinical-pathological variables
Age (years)
66.2 ± 6.9
65.8 ± 6.7
0.737T
66.1 ± 6.8
BMI (Kg/m2) (n = 108)
26.5 (24.1; 28.7)
27.1 (24.8; 29.3)
0.423W
26.6 (24.3; 28.7)
ASA (n = 121)
0.065Q
1
20 (24.4%)
5 (12.8%)
25 (20.7%)
2
53 (64.6%)
33 (84.6%)
86 (71.1%)
3
9 (11%)
1 (2.6%)
10 (8.3%)
Charlson (n = 122)
0.450M
≤2
47 (57.3%)
24 (60.0%)
71 (58.2%)
3–4
31 (37.8%)
16 (40.0%)
47 (38.5%)
≥5
4 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.3%)
PSA (ng/mL) (n = 122)
7.2 (4.7; 12.2)
6.2 (4.3; 14.1)
0.961W
7 (4.5; 12.3)
Prostate weight
41.0 (31.5; 57.0)
44 (33.0; 54.5)
0.775W
41.5(32.0; 55.0)
Preoperative ISUP (n = 123)
0.326Q
1–2
28 (33.7%)
10 (25.0%)
38 (30.9%)
3–5
55 (66.3%)
30 (75.0%)
85 (69.1%)
Surgical approach
0.743Q
Laparoscopic
42 (50%)
18 (45%)
60 (48.4%)
Robot-assisted
42 (50%)
22 (55%)
64 (51.6%)
Intraoperative variables
Operative time (minutes) (n = 121)
149.3 ± 31.5
151 ± 36.8
0.821T
149.9 ± 33.1
Estimated bleeding (mL) (n = 120)
300 (150; 400)
250 (150; 380)
0.993W
275 (150; 390)
Intraoperative complications
4 (4.8%)
1 (2.5%)
1.000F
5 (4%)
Length of hospital stay (hours)
50.1 (37.8; 55.2)
50.5 (37.0; 98.8)
0.318W
50.1 (34.9; 68.0)
T t-Student test for independent samples,W Mann–Whitney test,Q Chi-Square test,M adjusted (Monte Carlo) Chi-square,F Fisher exact test. Continuous data expressed in mean ± standard deviation for data with normal distribution and median (P25; P75) for data without normal distribution. n is less than the total number of patients due to missing data.