SAGES Assessment on the da Vinci^® Surgical System

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Readers are directed to two important documents found in the Journal addressing the issue of robotic surgery. The first is the work product of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Technology and Value Assessment Committee on the da Vinci^® Surgical System [1]. As a society, SAGES believes one of its missions is to provide documents putting forth opinions and judgments regarding new technology. A recent similar example is a safety and effectiveness analysis regarding the LINX^® Reflux Management System [2]. In both of these instances, SAGES gathered experts and thought leaders from the society and brought them together with the charge of producing a document assessing the safety and effectiveness of a new technology based upon currently available data sources. …