Robotic laparoscopic surgery: Cost and training

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Amodeo, A ^a,b,c   Linares Quevedo, A ^b   Joseph, J V ^b   Belgrano, E ^c   Patel, H R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Education; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; ROBOTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249131776     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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