Is It Time for Safeguards in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery?

Kyle H Sheetz^{1

2}, Justin B Dimick^{1

2}

Affiliations

Kyle H Sheetz et al. JAMA. 2019.

. 2019 May 28;321(20):1971-1972.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.3736.

Kyle H Sheetz^{1

2}, Justin B Dimick^{1

2}

No abstract available

Comment in

Issues in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery.
Curet MJ. Curet MJ. JAMA. 2019 Oct 8;322(14):1413-1414. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.12180. JAMA. 2019. PMID: 31593263 No abstract available.

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