Does training laparoscopic skills in a virtual reality simulator improve surgical performance?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1845-1849

  Da Cruz, José Arnaldo Shiomi ^a   Sandy, Natascha Silva ^a   Passerotti, Carlo Camargo ^a,b   Nguyen, Hiep ^b   Antunes, Alberto Azoubel ^a   Dos Reis, Sabrina Thalita ^a   Dall'Oglio, Marcos Francisco ^a   Duarte, Ricardo Jordao ^a   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAMERA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLIP; GALLBLADDER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78149377782     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0328     Document Type: Article

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