A realist process evaluation of robot-assisted surgery: integration into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration and decision-making

• Main Authors: Rebecca Randell (Author), Stephanie Honey (Author), Jon Hindmarsh (Author), Natasha Alvarado (Author), Joanne Greenhalgh (Author), Alan Pearman (Author), Andrew Long (Author), Alexandra Cope (Author), Arron Gill (Author), Peter Gardner (Author), Alwyn Kotze (Author), David Wilkinson (Author), David Jayne (Author), Julie Croft (Author), Dawn Dowding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The implementation of robot-assisted surgery (RAS) can be challenging, with reports of surgical robots being underused. This raises questions about differences compared with open and laparoscopic surgery and how best to integrate RAS into practice. Objectives: To (1) contribute to report...