Initiation of a pediatric robotic surgery program: Institutional challenges and realistic outcomes

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2803-2808

  Sorensen, Mathew D ^a   Johnson, Michael H ^a   Delostrinos, Catherine ^a   Bice, Jeff B ^a   Grady, Richard W ^a,b   Lendvay, Thomas S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control analysis; Laparoscopy; New technology; Pediatrics; RAL; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PYELONEPHRITIS; PYELOPLASTY; ROBOTICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER REIMPLANTATION; URINOMA; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78650189026     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1052-8     Document Type: Article

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