Skills acquisition for laparoscopic gastric bypass in the training laboratory - An innovative approach

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Aggarwal, Rajesh ^a   Boza, Camilo ^b   Hance, Julian ^a   Leong, Julian ^a   Lacy, Antonio ^c   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Gastric bypass; Laparoscopy; Proficiency based; Technical skills; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; SWINE;

EID: 34047126362     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9001-x     Document Type: Article

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