Evaluation of hands-on training in colonoscopy: Is a computer-based simulator useful?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 580-584

  Elvevi, Alessandra ^a   Cantù, Paolo ^b   Maconi, Giovanni ^c   Conte, Dario ^a   Penagini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale C Cantu   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caecal intubation; Colonoscopy; Training; Withdrawal time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SIMULATOR; STAFF TRAINING; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CECUM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861342728     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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