The Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills Course: Laparoscopic skill assessment using the Xitact LS500 laparoscopy simulator

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1978-1984

  Schijven, M ^a   Klaassen, R ^a   Jakimowicz, J ^a   Terpstra, O T ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Basic Surgical Skills Course; Laparoscopy; Skills training; Surgical simulation; Surgical skills; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATOR; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0347662401     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9000-5     Document Type: Article

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