Malfunctions of robotic system in surgery: role and responsibility of surgeon in legal point of view

Robotic surgery (RS) technology has undergone rapid growth in the surgical field since its approval. In clinical practice, failure of robotic procedures mainly results from a surgeon’s inability or to a device malfunction. We reviewed the literature to estimate the impact of this second circumstance...

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Autores principales: Ferrarese, Alessia, Pozzi, Giada, Borghi, Felice, Marano, Alessandra, Delbon, Paola, Amato, Bruno, Santangelo, Michele, Buccelli, Claudio, Niola, Massimo, Martino, Valter, Capasso, Emanuele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: De Gruyter Open 2016
Materias:
Focus on Medico-Legal and Ethical Topics in Surgery in Italy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0055
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Sumario:Robotic surgery (RS) technology has undergone rapid growth in the surgical field since its approval. In clinical practice, failure of robotic procedures mainly results from a surgeon’s inability or to a device malfunction. We reviewed the literature to estimate the impact of this second circumstance in RS and its consequent legal implications. According to data from the literature, device malfunction is rare. We believe it is necessary to complement surgical training with a technical understanding of RS devices.

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