Starting a robotic program in general thoracic surgery: Why, how, and lessons learned

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1729-1737

  Cerfolio, Robert J ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^a   Minnich, Douglas J ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 79957675632     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.104     Document Type: Article

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