A novel low-cost sinus surgery task trainer

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 530-533

  Malekzadeh, Sonya ^a,b   Pfisterer, Michael J ^c   Wilson, Brette ^a   Na, Hana ^c   Steehler, Matthew K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Low cost; Resident; Simulation; Task trainer

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; GEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESUSCITATION; SINUS SURGERY TASK TRAINER; SKIN BIOPSY; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE REMOVAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COST; EDUCATION; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHODOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; TEACHING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; TEACHING;

EID: 84856392199     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599811413373     Document Type: Note

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