A journey of skills-Theory and practice of a multi-modal learning approach to Holmium Laser prostatectomy

British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 160-166

  Kastner, Christof ^a,b,c   Beard, Ralph ^a,c   Woodhams, Simon ^a   Knight, Olivia ^a   Vyas, Lona ^a   Popert, Rick ^b,c  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Members of 'Holmium User Group' ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Enucleation; Holmium Laser; Learning curve; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER PROSTATECTOMY; LEARNING STYLE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATITIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 77952550567     PISSN: 18759742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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