Conclusions:
In our institution and during the study period, laparoscopic and retropubic radical prostatectomy provided comparable oncological efficacy, functional and morbidity outcomes.
The laparoscopic approach was associated with lesser blood loss and transfusion rate and higher postoperative hospital visits and readmission rate.
This was a good study by a high volume prostate cancer hospital.
I thought they had a higher rate of laparoscopic readmission rates that I would have expected, although the transfusion rate and blood loss was much less in the lap group.
I look forward to seeing how the robotic results compare to the open and lap data.