Use of a virtual reality simulator to improve percutaneous renal access skills: A prospective study in urology trainees

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-190

  Papatsoris, A G ^a   Shaikh, T ^a   Patel, D ^a   Bourdoumis, A ^a   Bach, C ^a   Buchholz, N ^a   Masood, J ^a   Junaid, I ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Percutaneous renal access; Urology trainees; Virtual reality simulator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PARAMETERS; PERCUTANEOUS RENAL ACCESS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUNCTURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK REDUCTION; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KIDNEY; SOFTWARE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84866235987     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: 14230399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337530     Document Type: Article

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