Quality of life and secondary outcomes for open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy: a double-blinded, randomised feasibility trial.

Maja VejlgaardSophia Liff MaibomUlla Nordström JoensenPeter Ole ThindMalene RohrstedEske Kvanner AasvangHenrik KehletMartin Andreas Røder

Published in: World journal of urology (2022)

The QoL does not appear to depend on surgical technique. Apart from sexual functioning, patients report stable or improved QoL within the first 90 postoperative days.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
clinical trial
study protocol
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
open label
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle