Massachusetts: ADVISORY ON ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY

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http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/borim/physicians/pca-notifications/robot-assisted-surgery.pdf

ADVISORY ON ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY

Over the last two years, the Quality and Patient Safety Division (QPSD) has received an increasing
number of Safety and Quality Review (SQR) reports of patient complications associated with robot assisted surgery. This advisory is issued to draw providers’ attention to some of the potential issues
involving robot-assisted surgery, to share some of the lessons learned by the reporting health care
facilities, and to support health care facilities in the review and development of their systems for safe
robotic-surgical practice. While some references are provided, this advisory does not include a
comprehensive review of the literature; nor is it intended to provide specific recommendations for
evidence-based practice.

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