The role of surgical simulation and the learning curve in robot-assisted surgery

Journal of Robotic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-15

  Al Bareeq, Reem ^a   Jayaraman, Shiva ^a   Kiaii, Bob ^a   Schlachta, Christopher ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a   Pautler, Stephen E ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Joseph Health Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Da Vinci surgical system; Laparoscopic surgery; Learning curve; Robotic surgery; Surgical simulation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; ROBOTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVES; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY; ROBOTICS SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL SIMULATION; SURGICAL SYSTEMS; TEACHING METHODS;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 42449140571     PISSN: 18632483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11701-008-0074-x     Document Type: Article

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