Simulation-based robot-assisted surgical training: A health economic evaluation

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 841-846

  Rehman, Shabnam ^a   Raza, Syed Johar ^a   Stegemann, Andrew P ^a   Zeeck, Kevin ^a   Din, Rakeeba ^a   Llewellyn, Amanda ^a   Dio, Lynn ^a   Trznadel, Michael ^a   Seo, Yong Won ^b   Chowriappa, Ashirwad J ^b   Kesavadas, Thenkurussi ^b   Ahmed, Kamran ^c   Guru, Khurshid A ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Effectiveness; Robotic surgical simulator; Training program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOOT; HEAD; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REIMBURSEMENT; ROBOTIC SURGICAL SIMULATOR; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOUCH; TRAINING;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECTIVENESS; ROBOTIC SURGICAL SIMULATOR; TRAINING PROGRAM;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SWINE;

EID: 84887135667     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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