Unsupervised virtual reality training may not increase laparoscopic suturing skills

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 458-461

  Halvorsen, Fredrik H ^a   Fosse, Erik ^a,b   Mjåland, Odd ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; simulators; surgery; training; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SUTURING METHOD; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NORWAY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 83055178764     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31823bdf0c     Document Type: Article

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