5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Specific techniques during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy influence erectile function recovery at 1 year post-surgery.

• 2

  Surgeons using more 'peel/push' gestures had patients with higher rates of erectile function recovery.

• 3

  Applying heat energy or using grasping gestures on the neurovascular bundle correlated with lower recovery rates.

• 4

  Higher technical skill scores in tissue handling were linked to improved erectile function recovery outcomes.

• 5

  Surgeon experience did not predict recovery outcomes, but more experienced surgeons used specific gesture types.