Is motion analysis a valid tool for assessing laparoscopic skill?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1468-1477

  Mason, John D ^a   Ansell, James ^b   Warren, Neil ^b   Torkington, Jared ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Welsh Institute for Minimal Access Therapy (WIMAT)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Quality Control; Surgical < technical

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACE VALIDITY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MOTION; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROBOTICS; SOFTWARE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84876284918     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2631-7     Document Type: Review

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