Robotic colonic surgery: Is it advisable to commence a new learning curve?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 786-796

  Fung, Andrew Kai Yip ^a   Aly, Emad H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon surgery; Laparoscopic; Robotic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING CURVE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; ROBOTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879073753     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e318285b810     Document Type: Article

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