The contribution of simulation training in enhancing key components of laparoscopic competence

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 708-715

  Loukas, Constantinos ^a   Nikiteas, Nikolaos ^a   Kanakis, Meletios ^a   Georgiou, Evangelos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIOLYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; SAFETY; SIMULATION TRAINING; SIMULATOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; TISSUE ADHESIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79958087242     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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