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Learning curve for robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a multi-institutional study of 3794 patients.

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2011

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Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Michelle E. St. John, Peter Wiklund, David I. Lee, Andréas Nilsson, Ash Tewari
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Abstract

The learning curve for RALP is not as short as previously thought, and a large number of cases are needed to get PSM rates and OTs to a minimum. This suggests that RALP should be performed by high volume surgeons in order to optimize patient outcomes.