Robotic and laparoscopic surgery: Cost and training

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-246

  Patel, Hiten R H ^a   Linares, Ana ^a   Joseph, Jean V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Learning; Patient safety; Robotic; Simulation; Training

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MONEY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EDUCATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 68849128827     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2009.02.007     Document Type: Review

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