Journal article
Lower extremity neuropathies after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy on a split-leg table
Journal of endourology, Vol.26(8), pp.1026-1029
08/2012
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0653
PMID: 22515378
Abstract
Lower extremity neuropathies from prolonged lithotomy positioning have been well documented. When we initiated our robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) program in December 2002, we chose to use the split-leg table that allows patient support in a more anatomic position, hypothesizing that this would reduce risk of neurologic compression injuries. We report our incidence of lower extremity neuropathies associated with RALP using split-leg positioning and review patient and surgical variables associated with this complication.
We retrospectively reviewed records of 377 patients who underwent RALP using a split-leg table. Patient data including height, weight, body mass index, age, and smoking status; surgical variables such as surgeon operative experience and intraoperative times were also assessed. Intraoperative time was defined as anesthesia induction to anesthesia emergence to more accurately measure total time patients spent in the split-leg position.
Of 377 patients, lower extremity neuropathies developed in 5 (1.3%) in the immediate postoperative period. Of all variables examined, only increased intraoperative time was identified as a potential risk factor for the development of this complication (496.2 ± 34.8 min vs 366.3 ± 96.1 min, P<0.001). Overall mean operative time for all patients was 368.0 ± 96.6 minutes. Three of the five patients had symptoms suggestive of a femoral mononeuropathy.
Intraoperative time as defined in our study is a significant risk factor for development of postoperative neuropathy. We also found that split-leg positioning appears to put the femoral nerve at risk for injury, instead of the common peroneal nerve as has been previously reported from prolonged lithotomy positioning.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lower extremity neuropathies after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy on a split-leg table
- Creators
- Gökhan Koç - University of IowaNgii N TazehFadi N JoudiHoward N WinfieldChad R TracyJames A Brown
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of endourology, Vol.26(8), pp.1026-1029
- DOI
- 10.1089/end.2011.0653
- PMID
- 22515378
- ISSN
- 0892-7790
- eISSN
- 1557-900X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2012
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology; Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318688302771
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