Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes during the learning curve for robot assisted rad...
Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes during the learning curve for robot assisted radical prostatectomy
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Canada: Canadian Urological Association
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English
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Canada: Canadian Urological Association
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Previous studies of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have suggested that obesity is a risk factor for worse perioperative outcomes. We evaluated whether body mass index (BMI) adversely affected perioperative outcomes.
A prospective database of 153 RARP (single surgeon) was analyzed. Obesity was defined as BMI >/= 30 kg/m(2); normal...
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Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes during the learning curve for robot assisted radical prostatectomy
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2910769
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2910769
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1911-6470
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1920-1214
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10.5489/cuaj.09083
