Published on in Vol 7, No 3 (2018): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8294, first published .
Robotic Versus Open Renal Transplantation in Obese Patients: Protocol for a Cost-Benefit Markov Model Analysis

Robotic Versus Open Renal Transplantation in Obese Patients: Protocol for a Cost-Benefit Markov Model Analysis

Robotic Versus Open Renal Transplantation in Obese Patients: Protocol for a Cost-Benefit Markov Model Analysis

Michele Molinari   1, 2 , MD, MSc ;   Chethan Puttarajappa   2, 3 , MD ;   Martin Wijkstrom   1, 2 , MD, MSc ;   Armando Ganoza   1, 2 , MD, MSc ;   Roberto Lopez   1, 2 , MD ;   Amit Tevar   2 , MD

1 Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2 University of Pittsburgh Transplant Centre, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

3 Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Michele Molinari, MD, MSc
  • Division of Transplant Surgery
  • Department of Surgery
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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  • Email: molinarim@upmc.edu