Erschienen in:
01.06.2010 | Letter
Open versus laparoscopic versus robotic gastrectomy for cancer: need for comparative-effectiveness quality
verfasst von:
G. Glantzounis, D. Ziogas, G. Baltogiannis
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 6/2010
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Excerpt
New technologies and medical devices may improve both health care and research toward the development of new drugs. But they are a major driver of increases in U.S. health care expenditures, which have grown by an estimated 71% since 2000 [
1]. In an economic crisis, cost effectiveness for new therapies (e.g., robotic surgery) should be considered. …