Application of the IDEAL framework to robotic urologic surgery

Philipp Dahm; Art Sedrakyan; Peter McCulloch

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.003

Application of the IDEAL framework to robotic urologic surgery

Eur Urol. 2014 May;65(5):849-51. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.003. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Authors

Philipp Dahm¹, Art Sedrakyan², Peter McCulloch³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA.
² Department of Public Health and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
³ Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24252883
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.003

Abstract

The IDEAL recommendations provide stage-specific guidance to address the unique challenges of surgical research. They are highly applicable to questions about the appropriate use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in urology by providing concrete guidance on how to assess its comparative effectiveness and safety.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / standards*
Device Approval
Humans
Laparoscopy / instrumentation*
Laparoscopy / legislation & jurisprudence
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Robotics / instrumentation*
Robotics / legislation & jurisprudence
Urologic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
Urologic Surgical Procedures / methods