Association Between Surgical Robotic Availability and Open Operation Rate: A Geographic Analysis
When correcting for geographic variation, the availability of robotic surgery was associated with a decrease in open surgery rates.
Authors
- Zahra Fazal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-5827)
- Brian Mitzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-0067)
- Elizabeth Wall-Wieler
- Zhi Ven Fong
- Nikhil Sahai
- Pamela C Lee
- Charles K Anderson
- Don Hoeler
Institutions
- Sharp Memorial Hospital (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (Switzerland) (CH)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001837
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00