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jenkinsleroi t1_iqt42g7 wrote

Reply to comment by victim_of_technology in "Robotic surgery is a game changer for minimally invasive surgery" - More and more surgeons are using robotic surgical systems. Here’s why. 🤖 by tonymmorley

That's because it is an advertisement, written in partnership with Intuitive. Nothing negative will be said about it in the article.

If you read through the comments though, you can find about the downsides. There is still the problem of showing that clinical outcomes are better than traditional surgeries, and for each condition. And even then, getting insurance to pay is a problem. As far as I know it's been mostly.limited to prostatectomy, although they are making inroads into other fields.

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