Evidence generation plan for robot-assisted surgery for soft tissue procedures
5 Minimum evidence standards
All the technologies that have been recommended for use in the NHS while more evidence is generated have some clinical evidence suggesting that they are comparable with current standard of care for primary patient-level outcomes and have some resource use costs and implementation experience in the NHS. None of the technologies reported any safety concerns.
In addition to this evidence, the committee has indicated that it may be able to recommend technologies in this topic area in the future that have evidence for:
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the learning curve for healthcare professionals using the technology
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the impact of the technology on resource use in the NHS
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the impact of the technology on clinical outcomes.
Companies can strengthen the evidence base by also having qualitative evidence about healthcare professional experience, procedure-related discomfort, and ergonomics of the robot-assisted surgery technology for the surgeon.
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