Complications after open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and association with postoperative opioid use: an analysis of data from the PREVENTER trial.
Mitchell M HuangZhuo T SuRussell E N BeckerChristian P PavlovichAlan W PartinMohamad E AllafHiten D PatelPublished in: BJU international (2020)
In an analysis of prospectively collected data, overall and major complications rates did not differ by surgical approach. Patients receiving PLND and with Stage pT3b disease had more complications. Complications were independently associated with higher inpatient and outpatient postoperative opioid use.