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Table 6 The comparison between “early phase” and “late phase”

From: Single-port robot-assisted perineal radical prostatectomy with the da Vinci XI system: initial experience and learning curve using the cumulative sum method

Variables

Early phase (N=20)

Late phase (N=30)

p value*

Operation time, min

235.0 (131.3)

200.0 (72.5)

0.015

Docking time, min

40.0 (20.0)

28.5 (13.5)

0.005

Console time, min

165.0 (80.0)

100.0 (55.0)

0.001

Estimated blood loss, mL

175.0 (225.5)

50.0 (50.0)

0.023

Catheter indwelling time, days

18.0 (8.0)

14.0 (1.3)

0.013

Hospital stays, days

7.0 (3.8)

8.5 (6.5)

0.157

Continence rate, %

 1 months

31.6

48.0

0.948

 3 months

42.1

80.0

0.010

 6 months

78.9

95.8

0.086

 12 months

94.7

100.0

0.442

Biochemical recurrence, n (%)

1 (5.0)

0 (0)

0.311

  1. *p values<0.05 were considered statistically significant