Use of a Low-fidelity simulator to improve trans-nasal fibre-optic flexible laryngoscopy in the clinical setting: A randomized, single-blinded, prospective study

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Deutschmann, Michael W ^a   Yunker, Warren K ^a   Cho, John J ^a   Andreassen, Meri ^b   Beveridge, Shari ^b   Bosch, John Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Endoscopy; Larynx; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; FLEXIBLE LARYNGOSCOPE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMFORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRANS NASAL FLEXIBLE FIBRE OPTIC LARYNGOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOSE CAVITY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMULATION TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84896949473     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1916-0216-42-35     Document Type: Article

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