Urology Research & Practice
UROONCOLOGY - Original Article

Real-World Data on the Effectiveness of Microporous Polysaccharide Hemospheres for Allowing Even Novice Surgeons to Perform Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Safely

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Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Japan

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Department of Urology, Fujisawa Shonandai Hospital, Takakura, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan

Urol Res Pract 2023; 49: 241-245
DOI: 10.5152/tud.2023.22242
Read: 994 Downloads: 403 Published: 01 July 2023

Objective: Radical prostatectomy can be performed more safely and with fewer com- plications since the advent of robot-assisted surgery. However, increased bleeding is a concern when robot-assisted radical prostatectomy includes lymph node dissection and nerve sparing. In real-world clinical practice, inexperienced surgeons sometimes perform robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. In this study, we investigated the effec- tiveness of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres as a local hemostatic agent in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 301 patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy at our institution between December 2017 and November 2020. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether their surgery was per- formed after the introduction of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres as a local hemostatic agent (group A, n = 140) or before it (group B, n = 161: historical control).

Results: Preoperative androgen deprivation therapy was significantly more common in group A than in group B (23 vs. 11, P = .009). Furthermore, surgeons were significantly less experienced (P < .001) and the operation time was significantly longer (260 min- utes vs. 229 minutes; P < .001) in group A than in group B. There was no significant difference in any other patient background characteristics or in the surgical outcomes between the groups.

Conclusion: The use of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres allowed even inex- perienced surgeons to perform robot-assisted radical prostatectomy without compro- mising surgical outcomes.

Cite this article as: Nirei T, Tatenuma T, Muraoka K, et al. Real-world data on the effectiveness of microporous polysaccharide hemospheres for allowing even novice surgeons to perform robot-assisted radical prostatectomy safely. Urol Res Pract. 2023;49(4):241-245.

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