Design, development, and validation of a take-home simulator for fundamental laparoscopic skills: Using Nintendo Wii® for surgical training

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 583-586

  Bokhari, Ravia ^a   Bollman McGregor, Jyoti ^a   Kahol, Kanav ^b,c   Smith, Marshall ^b   Feinstein, Ara ^a   Ferrara, John ^a  

^a Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAME; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77953556366     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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