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- Title
Robotic Surgery and Advanced Urinary Tract Reconstruction: Worth the Learning Curve?
- Authors
Judge, Clark E.; Gundeti, Mohan S.
- Abstract
Sun CY, Huang CC, Tsai YS et al: Clinical frailty scale in predicting postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing curative surgery for urologic malignancies: a prospective observational cohort study. 6 At this point, outcomes for reconstructive procedures have improved to the point where success rates are comparable to the gold standard open procedures (see Appendix). 4 Furthermore, even a seemingly small procedure such as a midurethral sling or a hydrocele repair may have high rates of complications among frail individuals, raising the point that no procedures are small procedures in this vulnerable population. Specific to urological surgery, frailty has been shown to be associated with poor surgical outcomes including increased rates of postoperative complications, postoperative functional decline and discharge to skilled or assisted living facilities.
- Subjects
SURGICAL robots; TRANSURETHRAL prostatectomy; URINARY organs; UROLOGICAL surgery; NURSING home patients
- Publication
AUANews, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 4, p25
- ISSN
1088-7350
- Publication type
Article