Maynou Pujolràs, LaiaPearson, GeorgiaMcGuire, AlistairSerra-Sastre, Victoria2022-05-232022-05-232022-04-010168-8510https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185936This paper examines the adoption and diffusion of medical technology as associated with the dramatic re- cent increase in the surgical use of robots. We consider specifically the sequential adoption and diffusion patterns of three interrelated surgical technologies within a single healthcare system (the English NHS): robotic, laparoscopic and open radical prostatectomy. Robotic and laparoscopic techniques are minimally invasive procedures with similar patient benefits, but the newer robotic technique requires a high initial investment cost to purchase the robot and carries high maintenance costs over time (...)12 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier B.V., 2022http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Robòtica en medicinaIndústries d'alta tecnologiaProcessos de difusióRobotics in medicineHigh technology industriesDiffusion processesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7226822022-05-23info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess