Simulation training in video-assisted urologic surgery

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Hoznek, András ^a   Salomon, Laurent ^b   De La Taille, Alexandre ^b   Yiou, René ^b   Vordos, Dimitrios ^b   Larre, Stéphane ^b   Abbou, Clément Claude ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOUROLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSTATE SURGERY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 33746492383     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-006-0068-z     Document Type: Review

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