Minimally Invasive Surgery Adoption Varies Widely Across U.S.-thegraysheet: Adoption of evidence-supported minimally invasive surgical techniques varies widely in the U.S., according to a study published online July 8 in the journal BMJ. Researchers reporting the data say the findings underscore a disparity in surgical care nationwide that should be addressed with better physician training and patient education. “Despite the extensive body of evidence to support the use of minimally invasive surgery, choice of surgery is often a matter of surgeon preference. Little is known about the current adoption of laparoscopy in US hospitals,” Michol Cooper and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore write.
