Cochrane · systematic review · CD013641

Retzius‐sparing versus standard robotic‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer.

Rosenberg, JE, Jung, JH, Edgerton, Z, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

UrologyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Retzius‐sparing RALP compared to standard RALP for the treatment of Prostate Cancer

Population: men (ages > 18 years) with clinically localized prostate cancer
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Urinary continence within 1 week after catheter removal MCID: 5% absolute difference
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 1.74 [1.41, 2.14]4 studies · 410 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Urinary continence 3 months after surgery MCID: 5% absolute difference
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 1.33 [1.06, 1.68]5 studies · 526 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Serious adverse events
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 1.4 [0.47, 4.17]2 studies · 230 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Urinary continence 12 months after surgery MCID: 5% absolute difference
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 1.01 [0.97, 1.04]2 studies · 222 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Potency 12 months after surgery MCID: 5% absolute difference
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 0.98 [0.54, 1.8]1 study · 55 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Positive surgical margins MCID: 5% absolute difference
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
RR 1.95 [1.19, 3.2]3 studies · 308 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Biochemical recurrence‐free survival
Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP
HR 0.45 [0.13, 1.6]2 studies · 218 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision