Giuseppe Turchetti

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Giuseppe Turchetti is a prominent health economist and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of medical robotics, health technology assessment, and rehabilitation science. Based at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, Turchetti has built a distinguished career examining the economic, clinical, and policy dimensions of robotic technologies in healthcare. His most cited work, a 2011 systematic review on the economic evaluation of da Vinci robotic surgery (225 citations), established him as a leading voice in surgical robotics cost-effectiveness analysis — a contribution reinforced by subsequent cost analyses of robotic rectal cancer resections comparing different da Vinci platforms. Turchetti has made equally significant contributions to neurorehabilitation, authoring and co-authoring multiple systematic reviews on robot-assisted gait training and upper limb rehabilitation following stroke and multiple sclerosis. A particularly influential 2014 paper (111 citations) challenged the field by demonstrating that clinical effectiveness alone is insufficient to drive adoption of rehabilitation robotics, highlighting structural, economic, and institutional barriers. His 2016 essay on robots and insurance further showcases his interdisciplinary reach into legal and policy frameworks. Collectively, his work has garnered over 800 citations, shaping how clinicians, economists, and policymakers evaluate and implement robotic healthcare technologies.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Economic evaluation of da Vinci-assisted robotic surgery: a systematic review

   225 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations

   125 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Why Effectiveness of Robot-Mediated Neurorehabilitation Does Not Necessarily Influence Its Adoption

   111 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic rectal resection for cancer in a single surgeon’s experience: a cost analysis covering the initial 50 robotic cases with the da Vinci Si

   75 citations · 2016
5. 5
   Systematic review of guidelines to identify recommendations for upper limb robotic rehabilitation after stroke

   56 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Structured cost analysis of robotic TME resection for rectal cancer: a comparison between the da Vinci Si and Xi in a single surgeon’s experience

   56 citations · 2018
7. 7
   State of the art and challenges for the classification of studies on electromechanical and robotic devices in neurorehabilitation: a scoping review

   49 citations · 2021
8. 8
   What is the impact of robotic rehabilitation on balance and gait outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis? A systematic review of randomized control trials

   44 citations · 2021
9. 9
   Balance Rehabilitation through Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

   44 citations · 2023
10. 10
    On Robots and Insurance

    41 citations · 2016

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