Robot assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in bladder cancer (RACE): study protocol of a non-randomized comparative effectiveness study

Robot assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in bladder cancer (RACE): study protocol of a non-randomized comparative effectiveness study

Abstract Background Despite the fact that the cost-effectiveness of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is not yet proven, and open radical (ORC) cystectomy is recommended as the standard of care in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the use of RARC...

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Main Authors: C. J. Wijburg, C. T. J. Michels, J. R. Oddens, J. P. C. Grutters, J. A. Witjes, M. M. Rovers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Cost-effectiveness
Robot-assisted
Radical cystectomy
Bladder cancer
Complications
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4779-6

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