Validity of an exam assessment in surgical skill: EBSQ-VASC pilot study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-348

  Pandey, V A ^a   Wolfe, John H N ^a   Lindahl, A K ^a   Rauwerda, J A ^a   Bergqvist, D ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Assessment; Dissection; EBSQ VASC; Examination; ICEPS; ICSAD; Knot typing; OSATS; Surgery; Training; Validity; Vascular; Video

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULAR SUTURE;

EID: 1642337800     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.12.026     Document Type: Article

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