Simulator training improves practical skills in therapeutic GI endoscopy: results from a randomized, blinded, controlled study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Haycock, Adam V ^a   Youd, Philippa ^a   Bassett, Paul ^a   Saunders, Brian P ^a   Tekkis, Paris ^a   Thomas Gibson, Siwan ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING; TRAINING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 70350443852     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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