Association of Day of Surgery and Distance Traveled with Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN) at a Tertiary Medical Center

The objective of this study is to analyze the association between surgical day of the week and distance traveled with prolonged length of stay (LOS) following robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). 563 consecutive RAPN performed by a single surgeon were evaluated. Early week RAPN was considered Monday through Wednesday, while late-week RAPN was defined as surgery performed Thursday through Friday. Distance traveled for RAPN was evaluated as greater than or less than 60 miles. The respective groups were compared to see if the surgical day of the week or distance traveled influenced the hospital stay or prolonged hospital stay (defined as hospital length of stay equal or greater than 3 days). Overall, 213 patients (38.0