Initial Laparoscopic Basic Skills Training Shortens the Learning Curve of Laparoscopic Suturing and Is Cost-Effective

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-440

  Stefanidis, Dimitrios ^a   Hope, William W ^b   Korndorffer Jr , James R ^c   Markley, Sarah ^c   Scott, Daniel J ^d  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; LAPAROSCOPY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950264954     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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