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Role of Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology in India
but that is expected to decrease with the increased experience concLusIon
of the surgeon.
• Length of stay in the hospital: it was seen in most studies to be India is notably at the brink of a revolution. The need of the hour
lesser than the laparoscopic surgeries. is to make this new surgically innovative technology accessible to
• Other costs: Other expenditure ssuch as consultations with other all—to the surgeons as well as the patients. Robotic surgical training
departments, ICU care, blood transfusions, and so on needs to is essential for surgeons to help keep up with this revolution so that
be accounted for individually. the man and machine are in sync and move ahead together. It is
up to the undoubted talented surgeons of India to embrace this
As seen above it is clear that the major cost is due to the robot technology to render better quality of medical care to the society.
itself, the disposable working instruments and its maintenance.
Now, on broader inspection we can safely assume that once other
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