Traditional open surgery typically takes 2 weeks, and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery or da Vinci robotic surgery typically results in 7 to 10 days of recovery and discharge.
The surgical approach to radical prostate cancer is generally divided into two modalities:
- One is traditional open surgery, which is a transabdominal or extraperitoneal open radical prostate cancer treatment;
- The other is minimally invasive surgery, which includes laparoscopic radical prostate cancer surgery and da Vinci robotic radical prostate cancer surgery.
The length of stay in the hospital varies with different surgical approaches. The choice of surgical approach depends largely on the surgeon’s habits, the availability of medical equipment at the surgeon’s hospital, and the individual differences in prostate cancer patients themselves.
Traditional open surgery is more invasive and requires a longer hospital stay, usually 2 weeks, for a complete recovery. In contrast, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery or da Vinci robotic surgery is less invasive, with faster wound healing recovery and more delicate and precise suturing during surgery, resulting in a quick postoperative recovery, usually 7 to 10 days to fully recover and be discharged from the hospital.
The length of hospital stay also depends on the patient’s own physical condition. In general, patients with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiopulmonary disease may require a longer hospital stay to adjust to control these underlying conditions.