Is the Caribbean ready for robotics?

The Caribbean region is part of the world which lagged by 10 years compared to the rest of the developed world nations in the field of minimal access surgery (MAS). The implementation of basic and advanced laparoscopy only came to fruition until a group of surgeons created a partnership across the r...

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Published inInternational journal of surgery (London, England) Vol. 72; pp. 3 - 5
Main Author Rabaza, Jorge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2019
Subjects
Caribbean Region
Developing Caribbean countries
Humans
Laparoscopy
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Robotic surgery
Robotic Surgical Procedures
Caribbean Region
Robotic surgery
Developing Caribbean countries
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Summary:The Caribbean region is part of the world which lagged by 10 years compared to the rest of the developed world nations in the field of minimal access surgery (MAS). The implementation of basic and advanced laparoscopy only came to fruition until a group of surgeons created a partnership across the region. The introduction of robotic surgery to the world possess yet another challenge to the surgical leaders and the people of the developing Caribbean countries.
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ISSN:1743-9191
1743-9159
DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.03.008