Training surgical skills using nonsurgical tasks-can nintendo Wii™ improve surgical performance?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-154

  Boyle, Emily ^a   Kennedy, Ann Marie ^a   Traynor, Oscar ^a   Hill, Arnold D K ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

basic tasks; laparoscopy; metrics; simulator; surgical training; video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951909995     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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