Electromagnetic motion analysis in the assessment of surgical skill: Relationship between time and movement

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 632-634

  Mackay, Sean ^a,c   Datta, Vivek ^a   Mandalia, Mirren ^a   Bassett, Paul ^b   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic motion analysis; ICSAD; Objective assessment; Technical skill

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HUMANS; MOTION; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 0036379719     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02511.x     Document Type: Article

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