Group 1 (n = 88)

Group 2 (n = 89)

Group 3 (n = 89)

p-value

AGE

65.5 (±7.93)

66.8 (±6.86)

68.3 (±7.74)

0.042

ASA

2

2

2

ns

BMI (kg/m²)

26.2 (±3.54)

26.6 (±3.78)

26.1 (±4.16)

ns

PSA (ng/ml)

4.79 (±4.24)

6.01 (±6.29)

5.08 (±4.06)

ns

Qmax (ml/s)

8.51 (±4.25)

8.55 (±3.77)

8.99 (±4.27)

ns

PVR 9 (ml)

144 (±142)

120 (±112)

127 (±124)

ns

IPSS

19.1 (±7.04)

17.9 (±6.36)

17.1 (±6.68)

ns

Prostate volume (ml)

75.7 (±34.1)

85.2 (±44.1)

79.5 (±45.1)

ns

Patients with prostate volume > 90 (ml)

31 (37%)

29 (36%)

28 (33%)

ns

Operation time (minutes)

77.0 (±30.8)

60.4 (±24.5)

55.4 (±24.0)

<0.001

Resection tissue weight (g)

44.2 (±33.6)

50.4 (±33.8)

42.4 (±27.9)

ns

Delivered energy (kj)

95.2 (±49.8)

84.0 (±38.7)

77.9 (±45.4)

0.041

Indwelling catheter before surgery

5 (5.7%)

8 (9.9%)

9 (10%)

ns

Antiplatelet therapy

7 (8%)

15 (17%)

17 (19%)

ns

Day-case success

62 (70%)

75 (84%)

77 (87%)

0.014