Transfer of skills on LapSim virtual reality laparoscopic simulator into the operating room in urology

Urology Annals

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 172-176

  Alwaal, Amjad ^a,b   Al Qaoud, Talal M ^a   Haddad, Richard L ^a   Alzahrani, Tarek M ^a   Delisle, Josee ^a   Anidjar, Maurice ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic simulator; LapSim; minimally invasive surgery training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; NEPHRECTOMY; OBSERVER BIAS; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SWINE; TISSUE INJURY; UROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY LAPAROSCOPIC SIMULATOR;

EID: 84925294864     PISSN: 09747796     EISSN: 09747834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7796.150475     Document Type: Article

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