Remote evaluation of laparoscopic performance using the global operative assessment of laparoscopic skills

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 378-383

  Choy, Ian ^a,c,d   Fecso, Andras ^b   Kwong, Josephine ^b,d   Jackson, Tim ^a,b,d   Okrainec, Allan ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d Temerty Chang International Centre for Telesimulation and Innovation in Medical Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Global rating scale; Laparoscopic surgery; Remote assessment; Telementoring; Telesimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOBAL OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL SKILL;

EID: 84875824515     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2456-4     Document Type: Article

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