Understanding of anesthesia machine function is enhanced with a transparent reality simulation

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-32

  Fischler, Ira S ^a   Kaschub, Cynthia E ^a   Lizdas, David E ^b   Lampotang, Samsun ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthesia machine; Learning; Medical students; Transparent simulation; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; MACHINE LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 39549116955     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31816366d3     Document Type: Article

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