Virtual reality lead extraction as a method for training new physicians: A pilot study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-325

  Maytin, Melanie ^a   Daily, Thomas P ^b   Carillo, Roger G ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Spectranetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD; lead extraction; lead management; medical simulation

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SKILL; TRANSVENOUS LEAD EXTRACTION; VIRTUAL REALITY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EDUCATION; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICES; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924175097     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12546     Document Type: Article

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