Validation of a thoracoscopic lobectomy simulator

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 364-369

  Tong, Betty C ^a   Gustafson, Monica R ^b   Balderson, Stafford S ^a   D'Amico, Thomas A ^a   Meyerson, Shari L ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Simulation; Thoracoscopy; Validation; Vats

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; THORACOSCOPIC LOBECTOMY SIMULATOR; VALIDATION STUDY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHING; THORACOSCOPY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TEACHING; TEACHING MATERIALS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84870161396     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs012     Document Type: Article

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