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Robotic Surgery Complications Going Underreported

Posted by Unknown on Monday November 4, 2013 @10:01PM 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."

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It's even worse than that! by tlambert · 2013-11-04 23:14 · 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...