Rachel Yang, Goran Rac, Michael D Felice, Gaurav Pahouja, Caitlyn Ko, Yudai Okabe, Ushasi Naha, Victor S Chen, Aleksander Druck, Gopal N Gupta, Michael E Woods, Alex Gorbonos, Marcus L Quek, Hiten D Patel
We aim to compare complications, readmission, survival, and prescribing patterns of opioids for post-operative pain management for Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) as compared to open radical cystectomy (ORC). Patients that underwent RARC or ORC for bladder cancer at a tertiary care center from 2005 to 2021 were included. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier curves and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models. Comparisons of narcotic usage were completed with oral morphine equivalents (OMEQ)...
January 12, 2024: Journal of Robotic Surgery