Increasing efficiency of surgical training: effects of spacing practice on skill acquisition and retention in laparoscopy training

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2235-2243

  Spruit, Edward N ^a,b,c   Band, Guido P H ^a,b   Hamming, Jaap F ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Leiden University Medical Centre ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Leiden University Medical Center ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distributed practice; Laparoscopy; Motor skills; Spacing; Surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RANK SUM TEST; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE; TIME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LONG TERM MEMORY; PROCEDURES; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937967646     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3931-x     Document Type: Article

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