A different approach to assess resident phacoemulsification learning curve: Analysis of both completion and complication rates

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 683-687

  Lee, J S ^a,b,c   Hou, C H ^a,b   Yang, M L ^a,b   Kuo, J Z C ^a   Lin, K K ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Completion rate; Complication rate; Learning curve; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TAIWAN; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MENTORS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62549131125     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6703103     Document Type: Article

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