Hospitals misleading patients about benefits of robotic surgery, study suggests
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
An estimated four in 10 hospital websites in the United States publicize the use of robotic surgery, with the lion's share touting its clinical superiority despite a lack of scientific evidence that robotic surgery is any better than conventional operations, a new study finds.
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