Comparison of Cognitive Function After Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy and Open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Observational Single-Center Study.

Objective: To assess the effects of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in the Trendelenburg position on postoperative neurocognitive outcomes this study compared cognitive function between patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and those who underwent open retropubic radical prostatectomy.

Methods: Objective evaluations of pre- and postoperative cognitive function were performed upon admission and before hospital discharge, by using a neuropsychological test battery. We collected self-reported data on cognitive failures at 3 months postoperatively.