Robot improves suture proficiency more rapidly for surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopy
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 07:56
in Health & Medicine
New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that, among surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques, closing incisions using robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) requires less time to learn and results in improved outcomes compared with suturing done via traditional, 'open' surgery or with freehand laparoscopy...