Is robotic surgery cost-effective: Yes

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-65

  Liberman, Daniel ^a   Trinh, Quoc Dien ^b   Jeldres, Claudio ^a   Zorn, Kevin C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative analysis; cost; minimally invasive radical prostatectomy; oncology; prostatectomy; robotics

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83055184324     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834d543f     Document Type: Review

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