Proving the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation for training in laparoscopic surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 771-779

  Aggarwal, Rajesh ^a,b   Ward, Jonnie ^a   Balasundaram, Indran ^a   Sains, Parvinderpal ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGEON; SWINE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANIMALS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SWINE; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 35648961330     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3180f61b09     Document Type: Article

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