Using manual dexterity to predict the quality of the final product in the small bowel anastomosis after a period of training

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 776-781

  Masud, Dhalia ^a   Undre, Shabnam ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manual dexterity; Purdue pegboard; Small bowel anastomosis; Surgical selection; Surgical training; Trainee selection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEXTERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84861631779     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.054     Document Type: Article

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