Groups information

Group name

Group 2

Groups definition

Group 2 included the first fifty cases of a surgeon who had open radical prostatectomy experience (at least 300 cases) but no bedside assistance experience between February 2009-December 2009. 

Baseline information

Age

64 (45-76)

Age p-value

0.407

PSA

6.43 (1.41-27)

PSA p-value

0.461

Prostate volume

50 (18-100)

Prostate volume p-value

0.158

No of positive cores, median (IQR)

3 (1-12)

P-value of percent positive cores

0.437

American Society of Aneshesiologists (ASA) physical status classification
Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)
Risk classification