A proposed ethical framework for informed consent in elective robotic telesurgery
Assessment outcome
total 3/4 (actionability 2 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 4.5/6
Authorship & scope
The text explicitly names multiple authors and their institutional affiliations.
Level 1: Published as a peer-reviewed or academic article by authors affiliated with clinical and academic institutions acting officially.
Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.
Eligibility gates
HTTP 200, 7545 words of full text extracted
The source focuses primarily on robotic telesurgery and algorithmic/robotic systems.
Addresses ethical frameworks, rules, oversight, and policy regarding telesurgery.
The text explicitly names multiple authors and their institutional affiliations.
There is no evidence on the page indicating that this article has been superseded, retracted, or repealed.
Scored criteria
Actionability
2/2Level 2: Names a specific obligation and duty to be followed regarding the consent process.
A multi-stage local and virtual interactive consent process should be offered in an opt-out fashion.
Authority
1/2Level 1: Published as a peer-reviewed or academic article by authors affiliated with clinical and academic institutions acting officially.
JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY JUL, 2025 19 1 This framework from the Society of Robotic Surgery offers best practices for safe, effective, and ethical telesurgery.
Currency
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