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- Title
Does robotic technology make minimally invasive cardiac surgery too expensive? A hospital cost analysis of robotic and conventional techniques.
- Authors
Morgan, Jeffrey A; Thornton, Barbara A; Peacock, Joy C; Hollingsworth, Karen W; Smith, Craig R; Oz, Mehmet C; Argenziano, Michael
- Abstract
While potential benefits of robotic technology include decreased morbidity and improved recovery, some have suggested a prohibitively high cost. This study was undertaken to compare actual hospital costs of robotically assisted cardiac procedures with conventional techniques.
- Publication
Journal of cardiac surgery, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 3, p246
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200385.x