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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Comparison of Mortality and Morbidity of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma-An Analysis of the National Surgery Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Targeted Nephrectomy Database.

Vatsala Mundra, Siqi Hu, Renil Sinu Titus, Eusebio Luna-Velazquez, Zachary Melchiode, Jiaqiong Xu, Carlos Riveros, Sanjana Ranganathan, Emily Huang, Brian J Miles and 3 more

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Vatsala MundraDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3595-1215
Siqi HuDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Renil Sinu TitusDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Eusebio Luna-VelazquezDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Zachary MelchiodeDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jiaqiong XuCenter for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3463-2327
Carlos RiverosDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8030-6605
Sanjana RanganathanDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Emily HuangDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Brian J MilesDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Dharam KaushikDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1942-2743
Christopher J D WallisDivision of Urology and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5990-4026
Raj SatkunasivamDepartment of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

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Abstract

objectivesTo compare the perioperative complications between robot-assisted (RARN) and laparoscopic (LRN) radical nephrectomy for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Nephrectomy-Targeted database from 2019 to 2021. After using propensity score matching, we assessed the association between LRN vs. RARN and the outcomes of interest (primary outcomes of 30-day mortality, return to the operating room, myocardial infarction, and stroke; and secondary outcomes of perioperative complications and nephrectomy-specific outcomes).

resultsAmong the 1545 patients in the study (mean age: 62.9 ± 11.8 years), 722 underwent RARN and 823 underwent LRN. We did not observe any differences in the major complications between the two approaches. However, LRN was associated with an increased chance of surgical site infections compared with RARN (LRN 2.68% vs. RARN 1.19%,

conclusionWe found no significant difference in the major complications between RARN and LRN for patients undergoing radical nephrectomy. At the expense of a somewhat longer operative time, RARN was associated with a lower risk of SSI and a lower conversion rate to open RN. LRN and RARN should both be considered and selected on an individualized basis using tumor, patient, and physician factors.

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsLaparoscopyNephrectomyRobotic Surgical ProceduresAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective Studieslaparoscopic surgeryradical nephrectomyrenal cell carcinomarobot-assisted surgery

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PMID40558301
PMCPMC12191786

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