What is the ideal interval between training sessions during proficiency-based laparoscopic simulator training?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-129

  Stefanidis, Dimitrios ^a,b   Walters, K Christian ^a   Mostafavi, Ana ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolinas College of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Intertraining interval; Laparoscopy; Simulation; Skills training; Suturing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57649218693     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.047     Document Type: Article

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