Dr. Delmore and his colleagues have a study underway to look at how graduate ob.gyns. utilize this training. “What if residents go somewhere afterward where there isn't a robot, for instance? Will [they have learned enough] to safely operate?” he said.
Dr. Magrina said he had no relevant financial disclosures. Dr. Delmore teaches robotic surgery as a proctor for Intuitive Surgical. Dr. Pasic is a speaker for Ethicon Endo-Surgery.
'Are we killing the art with the new technology we're using for laparoscopy and now robotics?'
Source DR. PASIC
'The increase of robotic hysterectomy so far has decreased the number of laparotomies, which is very good.'
Source DR. MAGRINA
'General ob.gyns. don't want to be the only physicians in the community not offering [robotic surgery].'
Source DR. DELMORE
Source Elsevier Global Medical News