le=”text-align: justify; “>Patients who undergo robot-assisted surgeries on the kidneys or prostate have shorter hospital stays, a lower risk of getting a blood transfusion or dying, and a significantly higher bill compared to those who get older surgical procedures, a new study finds, Reuters reports.
The analysis compared robotic surgery with two other techniques for performing the same sorts of surgery, and found that direct costs can run up to several thousand dollars higher for the robotic version. But the study wasn’t able to gauge less obvious measures of effectiveness, like whether patients’ quality of life over the long run is harmed or improved by one type of surgery or another.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Robotic surgeries costlier but safer
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