Acquisition of basic fiberoptic intubation skills with a virtual reality airway simulator

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-178

  Goldmann, Kai ^a   Steinfeldt, Thorsten ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Fiberoptic intubation; Training in

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATOR; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33646797756     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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