Postanesthesia care unit delirium following robot-assisted vs open retropubic radical prostatectomy: A prospective observational study.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of early postoperative delirium in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) between robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in the extreme Trendelenburg position and open retropubic radical prostatectomy (ORP) in supine position.

Authors

  • Stefanie Beck
  • Dennis Hoop
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Haissam Ragab
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Cornelius Rademacher
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Aurelie Meßner-Schmitt
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Franziska von Breunig
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Alexander Haese
    Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Markus Graefen
    Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Christian Zöllner
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Marlene Fischer
    Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.