Identification and reduction of surgical error using simulation

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 257-261

  Satava, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Error; Simulation; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 27744548685     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700500274112     Document Type: Review

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