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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 19;5(1):155.
doi: 10.1038/s41746-022-00706-6.

Defining digital surgery for the future

Marium M Raza  1 , Kaushik P Venkatesh  2 , James A Diao  2 , Joseph C Kvedar  2
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Editorial

Defining digital surgery for the future

Marium M Raza et al. NPJ Digit Med. .

Abstract

Innovations in robotics, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence are being rapidly adopted as tools of "digital surgery". Despite its quickly emerging role, digital surgery is not well understood. A recent study defines the term itself, and then specifies ethical issues specific to the field. These include privacy and public trust, consent, and litigation.

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Conflict of interest statement

J.C.K. is the Editor-in-Chief of npj Digital Medicine. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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