erice2018

erice2018 t1_iqqy7m8 wrote

I am a gyn surgeon and did several thousand laparoscopic surgeries before the robot. Then I trained on the robot and did about a hundred with it. Now I went back to no robot - for some surgeries it is very helpful. For others it really is not helpful. A socket wrench is a wonderful tool, but not really great for building a fence. For 99% of gyn surgeries, personally I would not do it. It takes longer, costs more, and has NOT demonstrated better outcomes compared to normal laparoscopic surgery. Period. Even ACOG says so. My peers the majority of my peers believe a BIG reason to use it is the public perception that you MUsT be a better doctor if you use the robot

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