A systematic review of surgical skills transfer after simulation-based training: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopy

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 236-248

  Dawe, Susan R ^a   Windsor, John A ^b   Broeders, Joris A J L ^c   Cregan, Patrick C ^d   Hewett, Peter J ^c   Maddern, Guy J ^a,c  

^a Royal Australasian College   (Australia)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

endoscopy; laparoscopy; simulation; surgery; systematic review; training

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMFORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME;

EID: 84892943344     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000245     Document Type: Review

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