Are Costs of Robot-Assisted Surgery Warranted for Gynecological Procedures?

• প্রধান লেখক: Peter van Dam (লেখক), Jan Hauspy (লেখক), Luc Verkinderen (লেখক), Xuan Bich Trinh (লেখক), Pieter-Jan van Dam (লেখক), Luc Van Looy (লেখক), Luc Dirix (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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The exponential use of robotic surgery is not the result of evidence-based benefits but mainly driven by the manufacturers, patients and enthusiastic surgeons. The present review of the literature shows that robot-assisted surgery is consistently more expensive than video-laparoscopy and in many cas...