Advanced catheter technology: Is this the answer to overcoming the long learning curve in complex endovascular procedures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 531-538

  Riga, C V ^a   Bicknell, C D ^a   Sidhu, R ^a   Cochennec, F ^a   Normahani, P ^a   Chadha, P ^a   Kashef, E ^a   Hamady, M ^a   Cheshire, N J W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannulation; Catheter; Endovascular; Learning curve; Manually steerable; Robotic; Skill

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANNULATION; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONVENTIONAL CATHETER; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPERIAL COLLEGE COMPLEX CANNULATION SCORING TOOL; LEARNING CURVE; MANUALLY STEERABLE CATHETER; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; ROBOTIC ENDOVASCULAR CATHETER; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKILL; SKILL ACQUISITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 80052931584     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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