438 - Trends in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery for Common Surgical Procedures

| The Surgical Technologist | JUNE 2020 268 AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ #438   JUNE 2020   1 CE CREDIT  $6 5. What percentage of surgical procedures do the 73 hospitals that participate in the MSQC perform in Michigan? a. 90% b. 70% c. 50% d. 30% 6. Studies have found that in a highly com- petitive healthcare market, the chances of undergoing a robotic-assisted surgi- cal procedure is up to ___-fold greater as compared to a noncompetitive market. a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 7. Which of the following is a limitation of the study? a. Reports data on common general surgery procedures in the U.S. b. Study adjusts for patient factors that intro- duces biases c. Reported trends are independent of dis- ease processes d. Only reports data pertaining to Michigan 1. What country performs more robotic- assisted surgery than any other coun- try in the world? a. China b. England c. Saudi Arabia d. United States 2. Which surgical specialty has the largest growth in robotic-assisted surgery? a. General b. Orthopedic c. Genitourinary d. Gynecological 3. What is the percentage of increase of surgeons in the 73 Michigan hospitals between 2012 and 2018 that performed robotic-assisted surgery? a. 3.7% to 30.1% b. 8.7% to 35.1% c. 13.7% to 40.1% d. 18.7% to 45.1% 4. Which surgical procedure did the FDA issue a warning to not perform as a robotic-assisted surgery? a. Colectomy b. Mastectomy c. Herniorrhaphy d. Prostatectomy 8. According to the study, there is little evidence that robotic-assisted surgery: a. Decreases patient safety b. Decreases costs to the patient c. Increases treatment effectiveness d. Increases patient stay in the hospital 9. Which procedure was most performed in the 73 hospitals? a. Cholecystectomy b. Herniorrhaphy c. Proctectomy d. Colectomy 10. According to the study, the performance of robotic-assisted herniorrhaphy increased from _____ to _____. a. 0.1%; 22.8% b. 0.3%; 24.8% c. 0.5%; 26.8% d. 0.7; 28.8% Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. Trends in theAdoptionof Robotic Surgery for CommonSurgical Procedures TRENDS IN THE ADOPTION OF ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR COMMON SURGICAL PROCEDURES # 438 JUNE 2020 1 CE CREDIT $6