Evaluation of the learning curve for percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Urology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 226-231

  Ziaee, Seyed Amir Mohsen ^a   Sichani, Mehrdad Mohammadi ^a   Kashi, Amir Hossein ^a   Samzadeh, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Percutaneous nephrostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LEARNING CURVE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; TEACHING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 78650235229     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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