Assessment of surgical competence at carotid endarterectomy under local anaesthesia in a simulated operating theatre

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-516

  Black, S A ^a,b   Nestel, D F ^b   Kneebone, R L ^b   Wolfe, J H N ^a  

^a St Maiy's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATING ROOM; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSULTANTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SIMULATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77949381524     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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