The commercialization of robotic surgery: Unsubstantiated marketing of gynecologic surgery by hospitals

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174.e1-174.e7

  Schiavone, Maria B ^a   Kuo, Eugenia C ^a   Naumann, R Wendel ^c   Burke, William M ^a   Lewin, Sharyn N ^a,b   Neugut, Alfred I ^a,b   Hershman, Dawn L ^a,b   Herzog, Thomas J ^a,b   Wright, Jason D ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Carolinas Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

da Vinci; marketing; robot; robotic surgery; Web

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MARKETING; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84865766864     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.06.050     Document Type: Article

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