Differences in self-reported outcomes of open prostatectomy patients and robotic prostatectomy patients in an international web-based survey.

Objectives: To compare patient reported outcomes between robotic assisted surgery and non-robotic assisted surgery.

Methods: This was an international web-based survey based on a qualitative research and literature review, an internet-based questionnaire was developed with approximately 70 items. The questionnaire included both closed and open-ended questions.