The effect of simulation in improving students' performance in laparoscopic surgery: A meta-analysis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3215-3224

  Al Kadi, Azzam S ^a,b,c   Donnon, Tyrone ^c   Paolucci, Elizabeth Oddone ^c   Mitchell, Philip ^b   Debru, Estifanos ^b   Church, Neal ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Peter Lougheed Center   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Laparoscopic surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84871617174     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2327-z     Document Type: Review

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