Basic laparoscopic training using the Simbionix LAP Mentor: Setting the standards in the novice group

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-467

  Von Websky, Martin W ^a   Vitz, Martina ^b   Raptis, Dimitri A ^a   Rosenthal, R ^c   Clavien, P A ^a   Hahnloser, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Laparoscopic Training Center   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

laparoscopic training; laparoscopy; patient safety; proficiency benchmarks; surgical education; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB EXPERIENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84861988956     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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