My hot take is that robotic surgery is the biggest scam and the DaVinci people are laughing all the way to the bank
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Replying to @DrJenGunter
have you seen that documentary about the machine? It blew my mind and it was infuriating. https://www.medtechy.com/articles/2018/the-bleeding-edge-documentary-takes-on-the-medical-device-industry …
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Replying to @wagatwe
I would probably be too angry to see it. No studies have shown benefit for GYN surgery. But it’s cool. It seems like a waste of money and that offends me.
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Replying to @DrJenGunter @wagatwe
Outcomes of robotic surgery for cervical cancer have recently been clearly shown to be worse.https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/minimally-invasive-surgery-associated-with-worse-survival-for-women-with-cervical-cancer-compared-to-open-hysterectomy.h00-159228090.html …
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To be fair, outcomes for standard laparoscopic surgery were also worse than for open surgery in both studies.
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