A realist process evaluation of robot-assisted surgery: integration into routine practice and impacts on communication, collaboration and decision-making

Background: The implementation of robot-assisted surgery (RAS) can be challenging, with reports of surgical robots being underused. This raises questions about differences compared with open and laparoscopic surgery and how best to integrate RAS into practice. Objectives: To (1) contribute to report...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Randell, Stephanie Honey, Jon Hindmarsh, Natasha Alvarado, Joanne Greenhalgh, Alan Pearman, Andrew Long, Alexandra Cope, Arron Gill, Peter Gardner, Alwyn Kotze, David Wilkinson, David Jayne, Julie Croft, Dawn Dowding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2017-06-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05200