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

• 主要な著者: Peter van Dam (著者), Jan Hauspy (著者), Luc Verkinderen (著者), Xuan Bich Trinh (著者), Pieter-Jan van Dam (著者), Luc Van Looy (著者), Luc Dirix (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: 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...