New technology and health care costs--the case of robot-assisted surgery

N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 19;363(8):701-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1006602.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Health Care Costs*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / economics*
  • Laparoscopy / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatectomy / economics
  • Prostatectomy / methods
  • Prostatectomy / trends*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Robotics / economics*
  • Robotics / trends
  • Technology, High-Cost*
  • United States