Open AccessEffect of Regional Hospital Competition and Hospital Financial Status on the Use of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Author(s) -
Jason D. Wright,
Ana I. Tergas,
June Y. Hou,
William M. Burke,
Ling Chen,
Jim C. Hu,
Alfred I. Neugut,
Cande V. Ananth,
Dawn L. Hershman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.5508
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , prostatectomy , robotic surgery , perioperative , cohort , general surgery , surgery , hysterectomy , prostate cancer , kidney , cancer
Despite the lack of efficacy data, robotic-assisted surgery has diffused rapidly into practice. Marketing to physicians, hospitals, and patients has been widespread, but how this marketing has contributed to the diffusion of the technology remains unknown.
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