Robotic Surgery Safe but Cost More than other

 Robotic Surgery Safe vs. Expensive

NEW ORLEANS -- Laparoscopy for treatment of pelvic lesions was equally safe whether performed conventionally or with robotic assistance, but cost favors conventional minimally invasive surgery.Overall, there was a 7% major postoperative complication rate among patients who received conventional video-assisted laparoscopy and a 10% rate among patients who underwent minimally invasive robotic surgery, a nonsignificant difference (P=0.42, RR=0.96, 95% CI 0.58 to 1.57), Farr Nezhat, MD, of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, and colleagues reported at the annual American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting.read more