QUOTED. 17 January 2020. Kyle Sheetz.
Executive Summary
The rapid adoption of robotic-assisted surgery must be carefully monitored to ensure surgeons' enthusiasm for this technology does not compromise patient safety, according to a new study. See what Kyle Sheetz, a researcher at the University of Michigan who analyzed data from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative, a partnership between Michigan hospitals and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, said about it here.
“Robotic surgery is replacing conventional laparoscopic approaches for procedures that may not be complex enough to warrant the consideration of an advanced, expensive, and unproven minimally invasive platform.” – Kyle Sheetz, researcher, University of Michigan
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