Computer-based virtual reality colonoscopy simulation improves patient-based colonoscopy performance

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 203-206

  McIntosh, Keith S ^a   Gregor, James C ^a   Khanna, Nitin V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Colonoscopy; Computer simulation; Educational measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPIST; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYP; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECREATION; RESIDENT; SEDATION; SIGMOID; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TRANSVERSE COLON; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; TIME;

ADULT; CECUM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84902658436     PISSN: 22912789     EISSN: 22912797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/804367     Document Type: Article

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