Surgical telementoring in knowledge translation - Clinical outcomes and educational benefits: A comprehensive review

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-281

  Augestad, Knut Magne ^a,b,c,d   Bellika, Johan Gustav ^a   Budrionis, Andrius ^a   Chomutare, Taridzo ^a   Lindsetmo, Rolv Ole ^b,d   Patel, Hiten ^b   Delaney, Conor ^c  

^a Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

general surgery; laparoscopy; surgical education; surgical telementoring; telemedicine; videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTERY RUPTURE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON RESECTION; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY RUPTURE; LAPAROSCOPIC COLECTOMY; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TELEMENTORING; TELEMEDICINE;

GENERAL SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL EDUCATION; SURGICAL TELEMENTORING; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MENTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84877937551     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350612465793     Document Type: Review

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