Robotic surgery in urologic oncology: Gathering the evidence

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 421-432

  Skolarus, Ted A ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

cystectomy; nephrectomy; oncology; outcomes; prostatectomy; robotic surgery; urology

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CYSTECTOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77955791181     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.10.46     Document Type: Review

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