Research on Patient Satisfaction of Robotic Telerounding: A Pilot Study in a Korean Population.

Journal: Urology
Published Date:

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and functionality of robotic telerounding among Korean patients using the RP-7 robot system and a questionnaire survey comparing the results of robotic telerounding and standard rounding in Korean patients.

Authors

  • Cheol Kyu Oh
    Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan, Republic of Korea.
  • Kwang Hyun Kim
    Department of Urology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Wooju Jeong
  • Woong Kyu Han
    Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Koon Ho Rha
    Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Bummo Ahn
    Department of Robotics and Virtual Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Robotics R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Ansan, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: bmahn@kitech.re.kr.