Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: A comparison of approaches to the posterior renal mass

Table 3 Operative factors

	RP (n = 54)	TP (n = 37)	P
Total operative time (SD)	180.7 (62.3)	227.8 (59.0)	< 0.0011
Robot console time, mean (SD)	126.9 (40.0)	164.3 (51.3)	< 0.0011
WIT, median (IQR)4	28.0 (20-31)	27.0 (21-31)	0.963
	n = 23	n = 28
Conversion
No	52 (96.3%)	32 (86.5%)	0.122
Yes	2 (3.7%)	5 (13.5%)
EBL, median (IQR)	32.5 (20-100)	150.0 (50-250)	< 0.0013

P = Significance based on:

¹Independent samples t-test;

²Fisher exact test;

³Wilcoxon-Rank Sum test;

⁴Excludes patients with WIT = 0. RP: Retroperitoneal; TP: Transperitoneal; SD: Standard deviation; IQR: Interquartile range; WIT: Warm ischemia time; EBL: Estimated blood loss.