Barbed polyglyconate vs monocryl suture in vesico-urethral anastomosis during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Table 1 Demographics

Analysis (n = 189)	V-loc (n = 113)	Monocryl (n = 76)	P value
Age (yr)	61.09 ± 6.36	61.45 ± 6.95	0.6439
BMI (kg/m2)	27.67 ± 3.89	27.65 ± 3.09	0.9686
PSA (ng/mL)	6.98 ± 4.67	6.41 ± 2.74	0.3443
Median prostate volume (mL)	48 (38.87- 56.85)	46.7 (40-57.5)	0.97606

BMI: Body mass index; PSA: Prostate specific antigen.

Table 2 Operative data n (%)

Analysis (n = 189)	V-loc (n = 113)		Monocryl (n = 76)		Test
Study demographics	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	P value
Operative time (min)	130	100-150	145	125-180	< 0.001
Blood loss (mL)	200	100-350	200	120-400	0.26
Gleason score
3+3	4		1
3+4	59		40
4+3	21		22		0.224
4+4	1		1
4+5	26		9
5+4	2		3
Pathology					0.537
pT2	70 (62)		51 (67)
+ ve margin status	2 (2.9)		0 (0)
pT3	43 (38)		25 (33)
+ ve margin status	18 (42)		9 (36)
Radiological leaks	4 (3.5)		2 (2.6)		1.00
3 mo continence					0.726
0 pads	68 (60)		50 (65)
1 pad	31 (27)		19 (25)
2 pads	12 (11)		5 (7)
3 or more pads	2 (2)		2 (3)

IQR: Inter quartile range.