Beyond task time: Automated measurement augments fundamentals of laparoscopic skills methodology

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 329-338

  Kowalewski, Timothy M ^a   White, Lee W ^b   Lendvay, Thomas S ^b   Jiang, Iris S ^b   Sweet, Robert ^a   Wright, Andrew ^b   Hannaford, Blake ^b   Sinanan, Mika N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; FLS; Grasping force; Laparoscopy; Objective metrics; Simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WORK EXPERIENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVICES; EDUCATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; SUTURING METHOD; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGEONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84912125014     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.077     Document Type: Article

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