Novices in surgery are the target group of a virtual reality training laboratory

European Surgical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-113

  Hassan, Iyad ^a   Maschuw, Katja ^a   Rothmund, Matthias ^a   Koller, Michael ^b   Gerdes, Berthold ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy, simulation; LapSim virtual reality simulator; Minimal invasive surgery; Surgical education; Training laboratory; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33745024351     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093282     Document Type: Article

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