Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 797-804

  Ahlberg, Gunnar ^a   Enochsson, Lars ^a   Gallagher, Anthony G ^c   Hedman, Leif ^a   Hogman, Christian ^a   McClusky III, David A ^b   Ramel, Stig ^a   Smith, C Daniel ^b   Arvidsson, Dag ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Proficiency based; Simulation; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SWEDEN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34248398357     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.050     Document Type: Article

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