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Yes. Not too long ago I had the opportunity to have a surgery performed by a robot controlled by a human surgeon. My wife was adamantly against it since there
by scrabble 11y ago
Yes.
Not too long ago I had the opportunity to have a surgery performed by a robot controlled by a human surgeon. My wife was adamantly against it since there had been accidents previously with the robot other places in the world. Overall, the rate of incident was lower than the rate of incident for human surgeons, but to her that was not the important point.
There are people who will definitely hold machines to higher standards, and if they don't meet them, to them they are clearly inferior.
- bholzer 11y agoSurgical robots do not perform as well as traditional instruments. I've talked to a few hospital executives and all have said that in most cases, these robots only cost them money and decrease the quality of the surgical procedures. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2526934/Surgery-performed-robots-no-successful-using-humans-cost-LOT-more.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2526934/Surge...
- linkregister 11y agoI know that disregarding evidence because of association is a fallacy, but can you come up with a better source? I have to strain my memory to think of an accurate article written by the newspaper you linked.
- bholzer 11y agoI agree, I was hesitant to even use that link, I believe the Wall Street Journal is generally considered more reputable: http://www.wsj.com/articles/robotic-surgery-brings-higher-costs-more-complications-study-shows-1412715786 http://www.wsj.com/articles/robotic-surgery-brings-higher-co... And another from a relatively reputable healthcare company/journal: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/is-da-vinci-robotic-surgery-revolution-or-ripoff-021215#11 http://www.healthline.com/health-news/is-da-vinci-robotic-su...
- linkregister 11y agoThanks! These are good articles.