Learning curve assessment of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared with open-surgery controls from the premier perspective database

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 560-566

  Davis, John W ^a   Kreaden, Usha S ^b   Gabbert, Jessica ^c   Thomas, Raju ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC   (United States)

^c AxiStat Inc   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN SURGERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; SURGERY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSFUSION; TREND STUDY; WOUND;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898944437     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2013.0534     Document Type: Article

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