Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 72-77 , July 2007

Robotic Telepresence: Profit Analysis in Reducing Length of Stay after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

  • Alex Gandsas, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Alex Gandsas, MD, FACS, Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Hoffberger Bldg, Ste 15, 2435 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215.
    • ,
  • Mitesh Parekh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Geisenger Health Systems, Danville, PA
    • ,
  • Michele M. Bleech, BA

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Baltimore, MD.
    • ,
  • Dalton A. Tong, MBA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Baltimore, MD.

Received 9 November 2006 ,Revised 24 January 2007 ,Accepted 31 January 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

PII: S1072-7515(07)00162-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.070

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 72-77 , July 2007

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