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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."

3 of 99 comments (clear)

  1. Re: IT IS CALLED BUSINESS !! by Neil+Boekend · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Its a risk not to report it. If things are working as they should a manufacturer who does NOT report a problem and gets caught should loose his license to produce any medical grade works. For a single fault.
    There are lives at stake. The least they should do is give info for accurate statistics.

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    Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.
  2. It's even worse than that! by tlambert · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's even worse than that!

    All the primary sources which would let us know about this are behind paywalls, so even when you post them on slashdot, nobody can read the freaking things, so it doesn't matter...

  3. Surprise? by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Has anybody here ever had users who were willing to file and capable of filing proper bug reports or trouble tickets?