Learning curve of robotic-assisted microvascular anastomosis in the rat

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 451-456

  Lee, Joo Yup ^a   Mattar, Tiago ^b   Parisi, Thomas J ^b   Carlsen, Brian T ^b   Bishop, Allen T ^b   Shin, Alexander Y ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

learning curve; rats; robotic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMORAL ARTERY; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMORAL ARTERY; LEARNING CURVE; MICROVESSELS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84865036290     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289166     Document Type: Article

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