Remote telepresence surgery: The Canadian experience

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-541

  Anvari, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Remote telepresence surgery; Telerobotic surgery; Telesurgical networks

Indexed keywords

CAUTERIZATION; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONSULTATION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE TELEPRESENCE SURGERY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SIGMOIDECTOMY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; TELEMEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33947322210     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9040-8     Document Type: Review

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