ArticleEuropean urology2016
Work Disability After Robot-assisted or Open Radical Prostatectomy: A Nationwide, Population-based Study.
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- The Impact of Prostate Cancer Treatment on Work Participation: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Work after prostate cancer: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Open vs. robotic prostatectomy using VersiusJournal of robotic surgery · 2026Observational
- The anesthesiologist's perspective in choosing between robotic-assisted and conventional laparoscopic urological surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Comparative effectiveness of robotic and open radical prostatectomy.Translational andrology and urology · 2021Review
- Workplace absenteeism amongst patients undergoing open vs. robotic radical prostatectomy, hysterectomy, and partial colectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Comparison of 1-Year Health Care Costs and Use Associated With Open vs Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Duration of sick leave after active surveillance, surgery or radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer: a nationwide cohort study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Robotic surgery improves transfusion rate and perioperative outcomes using a broad implementation process and multiple surgeon learning curves.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2019Article
- Return to work in prostate cancer survivors - findings from a prospective study on occupational reintegration following a cancer rehabilitation program.BMC cancer · 2018Article
- [Treatment costs of localized prostate cancer in Germany : Economic results from the HAROW observational study].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2016Observational
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Work: A Scoping Review.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRobot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has been associated with reduced bleeding and shorter hospital stays than open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), but it is unclear whether these differences translate into shorter absence from work.
objectiveTo investigate short- and long-term rates of work disability following RARP and RRP. DESIGN, SETTING, AND
participantsWe conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study of 2571 men of working age treated with RARP or RRP between 2007 and 2009 identified in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden. Information about physician-certified sick leave and disability pension was retrieved from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency through 2012. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: We used Cox regression to calculate time to return to work (RTW, or duration of sick leave) after surgery and used generalised estimating equations to analyse days lost from work (because of sick leave and disability pension) after RTW. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Men treated with RARP returned to work after a median of 35 d, whereas the corresponding time for RRP was 48 d (p<0.001). The difference was seen early; within the first month, men treated with RARP returned to work nearly four times faster than men treated with RRP (adjusted relative RTW rate 3.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.04-4.66). During a median of 3.6 yr after return to work, men treated with RARP lost fewer days from work per person-year than men treated with RRP-12 d versus 15 d-but the association was not statistically significant (p=0.10). The adjusted rate ratio was 1.08 (95% CI, 0.82-1.42). One limitation is the nonrandomised design of this study.
conclusionsRARP was associated with a faster RTW compared with RRP, but the surgical method did not influence long-term rates of work disability in terms of days lost from work after RTW. PATIENT SUMMARY: We compared disease-related absence from work between two surgical methods for the removal of the prostate. Robot-assisted surgery was associated with a faster return to work compared with open surgery but did not influence absence from work in a long-term perspective.
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