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Table 2 Surgical results

From: Outcomes of surgical treatment for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: Comparison of retroperitoneoscopic and open nephroureterectomy

Variable

Mean (Min-Max) or Number (%)

 

RNU (N = 31)

ONU (N = 29)

P Value

Operative time (min)

258.87 (90–425)

190.69 (105–360)

<0.001*

Blood loss (ml)

289.35 (100–800)

313.79 (50–800)

0.868

Blood transfusion

6 (19.3)

7 (24.1)

0.758

Time to first diet (days)

1.13 (1–2)

1.10 (1–2)

1.000

Time to remove of urethral catheter (days)

6.81 (2–16)

6.24 (1–11)

0.727

Hospital stay (days)

9.32 (6–20)

8.69 (5–13)

0.890

Parenteral analgesia

   

   Morphine sulphate (mg)

2.05 (0–10)

6.72 (0–35)

0.018*

Complication

   

   Ischemic heart disease

1

0

 

   Urinary tract infection

1

0

 

   Re-explor (bleeding)

0

1

 

   Urinoma

0

1