Comparative Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy

Abstract

This chapter summarizes an important observational study using claims-based data that compared minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (mostly performed as robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy) to open radical prostatectomy using propensity scoring. The results favored minimally invasive radical prostatectomy for the outcomes of perioperative complications, rates of transfusion, and length of stay but not other patient-important outcomes.