Objective Assessment of Training Surgical Skills Using Simulated Tissue Interface with Real-Time Feedback

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-274

  Rafiq, Azhar ^a   Tamariz, Francisco ^a   Boanca, Cosmin ^a   Lavrentyev, Vladimir ^a   Merrell, Ronald C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopic skills; objective assessment; Patient Care; real time feedback; simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SKILL RETENTION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WOUND CLOSURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49049106779     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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