The association between diffusion of the surgical robot and radical prostatectomy rates

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 49; no. 4; p. 333
• Main Authors: Makarov, Danil V, Yu, James B, Desai, Rani A, Penson, David F, Gross, Cary P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Cohort Studies; Diffusion of Innovation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Prostatectomy - instrumentation; Prostatectomy - methods; Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Robotics - methods; Robotics - utilization; United States; United States

Despite its expense and controversy surrounding its benefit, the surgical robot has been widely adopted for the treatment of prostate cancer. To determine the relationship between surgical robot acquisition and changes in volume of radical prostatectomy (RP) at the regional and hospital levels. Retr...