Robotic Surgeries Surge to 15% of All Procedures, Despite Limited Evidence Robotic surgery for common surgical procedures is on the rise. Robotic surgery is replacing some conventional laparoscopic procedures that may not be complex enough to warrant the expensive use of robots.

a. Assume that performing a surgery with a surgical robot requires fewer surgeons and nurses.
Is using the surgical robot technologically efficient?

b. What additional information would you need to be able to say that switching to surgical robots is economically efficient for a hospital?