Construct validity of an objective assessment method for laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing and knot tying

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-80

  Van Sickle, Kent R ^a   Baghai, Mercedeh ^b   Huang, Ih Ping ^b   Goldenberg, Adam ^b   Smith, C Daniel ^b   Ritter, E Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracorporeal knot tying; Laparoscopic suturing; Objective assessment; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; KNOT TYING; KNOWLEDGE; LAPAROSCOPIC INTRACORPOREAL SUTURING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SIMULATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 45349107152     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.058     Document Type: Article

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