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Robotic Surgery Complications Going Underreported

Posted by Unknown on from the robo-surgery-fun-until-amputation dept.

First time accepted submitter neapolitan writes "PBS has a report on the difficulties of tracking the complications arising from surgical robotic systems, particularly the Da Vinci robotic surgery apparatus. The original study (paywall) notes that there is a large lag in filing reports, and some are not reported at all. It is difficult to assess the continued outcomes and safety without accurate reporting data."

2 of 99 comments (clear)

  1. It's normal by nospam007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those robotic surgeons operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week, they don't have time to write reports.

  2. Re:It's even worse than that! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've never noticed the paywalls. But then again, I am not stupid enough to click on the link bait links that most /. posts have. After having submitted (and having accepted for the front page) articles and seeing the original link I provided switched out by the editor for some link bait copy - yeah, not clicking them. Nobody else reads the article anyway. We just read the summary and then yack on about all of the inaccuracies in them.