Systematic video game training in surgical novices improves performance in virtual reality endoscopic surgical simulators: A prospective randomized study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2360-2367

  Schlickum, Marcus Kolga ^a,b   Hedman, Leif ^b,c   Enochsson, Lars ^a,b   Kjellin, Ann ^a,b   Felländer Tsai, Li ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATOR; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC VIDEO GAME TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 70350035549     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0151-y     Document Type: Article

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