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Study flow diagram
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Study flow diagram

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study
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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study

Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies
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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 1 Urinary QoL (short term).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 1 Urinary QoL (short term).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 2 Sexual QoL (short term).
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 2 Sexual QoL (short term).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 3 Surgical complications (short term).
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 3 Surgical complications (short term).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 4 Serious postoperative complications (short term).
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 4 Serious postoperative complications (short term).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 5 Postoperative pain (at 1 day).
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 5 Postoperative pain (at 1 day).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 6 Postoperative pain (at 1 week).
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 6 Postoperative pain (at 1 week).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 7 Postoperative pain (at 12 weeks).
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 7 Postoperative pain (at 12 weeks).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 8 Hospital stay (short term ).
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 8 Hospital stay (short term ).

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 9 Blood transfusion (short term).
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy, Outcome 9 Blood transfusion (short term).

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Laparaoscopic radical prostatectomy and robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared to open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer

Laparaoscopic radical prostatectomy and robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared to open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer

Participants: men with prostate cancer

Setting: single surgeon or single centre

Intervention: laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Control: open radical prostatectomy

Outcomes

№ of participants
(studies)
Follow‐up

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Risk with ORP

Risk difference with LRP/RARP

Prostate cancer‐specific survival ‐ not reported

Urinary quality of life (short‐term)
Assessed with: Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Compositea
Follow‐up: mean 3 months

248
(1 RCT)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
Moderateb

The mean score was 83.8

MD 1.3 lower
(4.65 lower to 2.05 higher)

Sexual quality of life (short‐term)
Assessed with: Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Compositea
Follow‐up: mean 3 months

248
(1 RCT)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
Moderateb

The mean score was 35.0

MD 3.9 higher
(1.84 lower to 9.64 higher)

Biochemical recurrence‐free survival ‐ not reported

Overall survival ‐ not reported

Overall surgical complications (short‐term)
Follow‐up: mean 3 months

308
(1 RCT)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Lowb c

RR 0.41
(0.16 to 1.04)

Study population

40 per 1000

23 fewer per 1000
(33 fewer to 2 more)

Moderate

238 per 1000d

140 fewer per 1000

(200 fewer to 10 more)

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; LRP: Laparaoscopic radical prostatectomy; MD: mean difference; ORP: open radical prostatectomy; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RARP: robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; RR: risk ratio

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect
Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different
Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect
Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect

a Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite contains five symptom domains (urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, sexual, bowel, hormonal), scored from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

b Downgraded by one level for study limitation: unclear risk or high risk of one or more domains in included study or studies.
c Downgraded by one level for imprecision: confidence interval crosses assumed threshold of clinically important difference.

d Estimates for control event rates for surgical complications come from Gandaglia 2014.

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Laparaoscopic radical prostatectomy and robotic‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared to open radical prostatectomy for the treatment of localised prostate cancer
Table 1. Baseline characteristics

Study name

Trial
period
(year to
year)

Country

Setting

Description of participants

Intervention(s)
and
comparator(s)

Duration of
intervention
(duration of
follow‐up)

Age (yrs)

PSA (ng/mL)

Pathologic stage

Guazzoni 2006

NR

Italy

Single surgeon

Men aged < 70 years, clinically organ‐confined disease (cT1 ‐ cT2), total serum

PSA < 20 ng/dL, Gleason score ≤ 7

LRP

6 days

62.29 ± 8.2

6.9 ± 2.9

T2 (75.0%), T3 (25%), surgical margin positive (26.0%)

ORP

62.9 ± 7.4

6.5 ± 3.0

T2 (73.3%), T3 (26.6%), surgical margin positive (21.6%)

Yaxley 2016

2010 to 2014

Australia

Single centre

Men aged 35‐70 years with newly diagnosed with clinically localised prostate cancer

RARP

12 weeks

59.64 ± 6.63

7.41 ± 4.10

Extraprostatic extension (35%), seminal vesicle involvement (3%), surgical margins positive (15%)

ORP

60.38 ± 5.81

7.57 ± 4.07

Extraprostatic extension (32%), seminal vesicle involvement (6%), surgical margins positive (10%)

LRP: laparoscopic prostatectomy; NR: not reported; ORP: open radical prostatectomy; PSA: prostate‐specific antigen; RARP: robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy

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Table 1. Baseline characteristics
Table 2. Participants' disposition

Study name

Intervention(s) and comparator(s)

Sample size (N)

Screened/ eligible (N)

Randomised (N)

Analysed (N)

Finishing trial (N (%))

Guazzoni 2006

LRP

NR

NR

60

60

60 (100.0)

ORP

NR

60

60

60 (100.0)

Total

120

120

120 (100.0)

Yaxley 2016

RARP

200

NR/334

163

QoL: 129

Surgical outcomes: 157a

Pain: 130

157 (96.3)

ORP

200

163

QoL: 119

Surgical outcomes: 151a

Pain: 120

151 (92.6)

Total

326

QoL: 248

Surgical outcomes: 308

Pain: 250

308 (94.4)

Grand total

All interventions

223

217

All comparators

223

211

Overall

446

428

aSurgical outcomes: surgical complications, hospital stay, and blood transfusions

LRP: laparoscopic prostatectomy; NR: not reported; ORP: open radical prostatectomy; QoL: quality of life; RARP: robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy

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Table 2. Participants' disposition
Comparison 1. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Urinary QoL (short term) Show forest plot

1

248

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.30 [‐4.65, 2.05]

2 Sexual QoL (short term) Show forest plot

1

248

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

3.90 [‐1.84, 9.64]

3 Surgical complications (short term) Show forest plot

1

308

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.41 [0.16, 1.04]

4 Serious postoperative complications (short term) Show forest plot

1

308

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.16 [0.02, 1.32]

5 Postoperative pain (at 1 day) Show forest plot

2

423

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.05 [‐1.42, ‐0.68]

6 Postoperative pain (at 1 week) Show forest plot

2

416

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.78 [‐1.40, ‐0.17]

7 Postoperative pain (at 12 weeks) Show forest plot

1

250

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.32, 0.34]

8 Hospital stay (short term ) Show forest plot

1

308

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.72 [‐2.19, ‐1.25]

9 Blood transfusion (short term) Show forest plot

2

428

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.24 [0.12, 0.46]

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Comparison 1. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy/ robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy vs open radical prostatectomy