Teach the teachers: An observational study on mentor traineeship in gynecological laparoscopic surgery

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Kolkman, Wendela ^a   Engels, Lieselotte E ^a   Smeets, Maddy J G H ^b   Jansen, Frank Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conversion rate, laparoscopic; Hysterectomy, total laparoscopic; Laparoscopic surgery, gynecological

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MENTORS; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 34347350185     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098315     Document Type: Article

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