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Friday, May 23, 2008

Does the SILS kit enable incision-less surgery that will improve patient outcomes? Is the SILS NOTES product development an initiative that was launched in 2007 in response to the 2007 business results? Will the new products have an impact on the reported 2007 net loss of $342 million on sales of $10.2 billion?
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Minimally Invasive Surgery > Reduced Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infections > Nosocomial Infection Marker NIM > Laparoscopy compared to Open Surgery > SAGES 2008 annual meeting > California Pacific Medical Center > Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Friday, April 11, 2008

Does this study give definitive evidence that laparoscopic surgery reduces the risk of nosocomial infection compared to open surgery? Will this evidence lead to improved patient care and reductions in costs? Does the high adoption rate for laparoscopic surgery lead to improved quality of care?

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