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Setting up a pediatric robotic urology program: A USA institution experience.

Prithvi B Murthy1, Eric D Schadler1, Marcelo Orvieto1

  • 1Section of Urology, Comer Children's Hospital, The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Establishing a pediatric robotic urology program requires careful planning for training, costs, and case volume. Integrating with adult programs can be feasible, but pediatric teams must lead specialty-specific goals for successful implementation.

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  • Presentation of data from a nine-year pediatric robotic surgery program (December 2007-December 2016).

    • Main Results:

    • Successful pediatric robotic urology programs require proportional distribution of equipment costs and operating room time.
    • Pediatric urology teams are crucial in defining volume expansion, case selection, resident training, and innovation goals.
    • A robust economic model, including marketing, is essential for program sustainability.

    Conclusions:

    • Pediatric robotic urology programs can be successfully implemented, often within the framework of adult urology services.
    • Strategic planning encompassing clinical and economic factors is vital for program success and growth.
    • Ongoing data collection and analysis are important for program development and surgical innovation.