CLASSIFICATION AND TRENDS OF PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITIES FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Perioperative complications following LRP are mostly self-limited and grade II or III (94.1%). The incidence of complications and need for conversion to open radical prostatectomy decreased with experience. Uniform reporting and grading of surgical complications via a standardized classification system may permit more meaningful comparisons among different centers and surgical techniques.