title: Return to Work and Normal Daily Life Activity after Open and Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy--A Single Surgeon Analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate differences in health related quality of life and time to return to normal activities between patients treated with open radical prostatectomy (ORP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and two patients treated with RARP or ORP were prospectively enrolled. One year after surgery, patients received a questionnaire to evaluate social life, duration of being limited in daily and sexual life as well as satisfaction with the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both cohorts showed no differences in age, prostate specific-antigen-levels, Gleason score, prostate volume or T-stage (p > 0.05). Median blood loss was significant lower and the surgical time was significant higher in the RARP group. There were no significant differences regarding the duration of being limited in social or daily life or regarding the satisfaction with the treatment. The median time patients felt affected in their work was 2 months. There were no significant differences in terms of subjective global health status and HrQoL 3 months (p = 0.60 and p = 0.40) and 6 months (p = 0.30 and p = 0.20) after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study confirms significant perioperative benefits for patients undergoing RARP compared to ORP. However, there is no difference in HrQoL as well as in the time to return to normal activities between patients treated with RARP and ORP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital, Tx00FC;bingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bier
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hennenlotter
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aufderklamm
authors.forename: Johannes C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martzog
authors.forename: Arnulf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stenzl
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwentner
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todenhöfer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D062707:Return to Work; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome