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BACKGROUND: Perioperative complications following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have been previously reported in recent series. Few studies, however, have used standardized systems to classify surgical complications, and that inconsistency has hampered accurate comparisons between different series or surgical approaches. OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in the incidence and to classify perioperative surgical complications following RARP in 2500 consecutive patients. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We analyzed 2500 patients who underwent RARP for treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) from August 2002 to February 2009. Data were prospectively collected in a customized database and retrospectively analyzed. INTERVENTION: All patients underwent RARP performed by a single surgeon. MEASUREMENTS: The data were collected prospectively in a …