Methods
absence of fever, pain
REGRESSION, INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
This longitudinal prospective study was conducted between March 2017 and November 2019. The study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of our institution (1325/2017). Informed consent was obtained from all the participants included in the study.The sample size was calculated using significance level of 2.5%, statistical power of 90% and margin of non-inferiority of 10 and standard deviation of 10.7, based on prospective study of Martin et al. [All MIRP procedures were performed at the authors’ institution starting at 7 am by the same expert surgeon (E.F.F., more than 300 cases of RARP and 500 cases of LRP). The patients received 1 g of cefazolin. Intermittent compression stockings were used during surgery, but no thromboprophylaxis was administered. The study was conducted using some recommendations from Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol [The discharge criteria included absence of fever, hemodynamic stability, oxygen saturation > 90% in atmospheric air, urine flow volume > 30 mL/h, controlled pain, tolerance to an oral diet without nausea/vomiting, and drain volume < 100 mL, removed before discharge. All patients were discharged with no drain. The exclusion criteria were blood transfusion, surgical time > 240 min, and major intraoperative complications. Patients were provided with the contact information for the team and were instructed to visit the institution’s emergency room if necessary. Patients completed the SATIS-BR questionnaire, which has been validated in Portuguese [Data for each group were collected at discharge and for up to 1 month after surgery. The patients returned to the hospital 8–10 days postoperatively for removal of the Foley catheter. The questionnaires were administered by a third person who was blinded to the surgical/anesthetic team and the results of randomization.Patients were divided into the three groups at a ratio of 1:1:1. When discharge according to randomization was not possible, the patient was reallocated to a different group (defined as “migration”). Analyses among groups were performed using Fisher’s exact test or the chi-square test for categorical data and ANOVA or the Kruskal–Wallis tests for continuous data. Uni- and multivariable logistic regression was performed using the variables with P < 0.1. Statistical significance was determined based on a chi-square significance level of < 0.05. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v21 (IBM®) software.