Lower bleeding volume contributes to decreasing surgical site infection in radical cystectomy: A propensity score-matched comparison of open versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy.
Jun KameiKaori EndoMasahiro YamazakiToru SugiharaEi-Ichiro TakaokaSatoshi AndoHaruki KumeTetsuya FujimuraPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
The incidence of SSI after robot-assisted radical cystectomy was significantly lower than that after the open procedure. However, decreased bleeding volume, which was significantly associated with robot-assisted procedures, was an independent and more significant factor for reducing SSI after radical cystectomy than the differences of the surgical procedure even after propensity score matching.