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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:714
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Nikolaos Bonaros, MD, Thomas Schachner, MD, Johannes Bonatti, MD, FETCS

Innsbruck Medical University, Cardiac Surgery, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020 Austria

(Email: nikolaos.bonaros@uibk.ac.at).

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To the Editor:

We would like to thank Dr Kumar [1] for his discussion and stimulating comments. We did not mention cost, as high costs for robotics are probably a well-known fact in the heart surgery community [2]. Cost-benefit calculations are also difficult; however a single center cost-benefit analysis provides evidence that the benefits of robotic surgery may . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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