The role of mental rotation and memory scanning on the performance of laparoscopic skills: A study on the effect of camera rotational angle

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 504-510

  Conrad, J ^a   Shah, A H ^b   Divino, C M ^b   Schluender, S ^b   Gurland, B ^a   Shlasko, E ^a   Szold, A ^c  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Optics; Rotational angle; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ROTATION; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 32944468361     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0363-7     Document Type: Article

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