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ASO Author Reflections: Prolonged Length of Stay After Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy—A Separate Problem from Perioperative Complications

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  1. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Katharine F. Michel BA, Daniel J. Lee MD, MS & David I. Lee MD, FACS

  2. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Urologic Oncology, Philadelphia, USA

    Marshall C. Strother MD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Prolonged Length of Stay After Robotic Prostatectomy: Causes and Risk Factors,” Ann Surg Oncol. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08266-3.

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Michel, K.F., Strother, M.C., Lee, D.J. et al. ASO Author Reflections: Prolonged Length of Stay After Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy—A Separate Problem from Perioperative Complications. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 1568–1569 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08311-1

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