Robotic surgeries are on the rise for a variety of procedures, including hysterectomy. The number of robot-assisted hysterectomies increased from 1 in 200 to 1 in 10 in just three years, according to new figures.
The proportion of women having their uterus removed using robotic-assisted surgery increased from one in 200 procedures in 2007 to almost one in 10 in 2010, according to a new study.
However, the tool didn’t reduce complications linked to hysterectomy or otherwise improve women’s outlook after surgery, researchers found. And it raised the cost of the procedure by almost one-third.
“This is clearly in some ways a waste of resources,” said Joel Weissman from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, who co-wrote an editorial published with the study.
Read also:
Robot-assisted hysterectomies booming, but better? (USA TODAY)
Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy Use Up From 2007-2010 (Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants)
Is robot-assisted hysterectomy worth the extra cost? | MassDevice.com On Call (Mass Device)
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