Novel hands-free pointer improves instruction efficiency in laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Jayaraman, Shiva ^a,b,c   Apriasz, Izabella ^b   Trejos, Luisa Ana ^a,c   Bassan, Harman ^a,c   Patel, Rajni V ^c   Schlachta, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Instruction; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 63249127344     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350608329802     Document Type: Article

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