Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Curriculum-Based Training for Intracorporeal Suturing and Knot Tying

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-568

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

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

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

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 52949115287     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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