Here are 10 studies that evaluated the effectiveness of various surgical training techniques.
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Proficiency-based training may be more effective for acquiring psychomotor skills than more traditional approaches, such as time- and repetition-based training, according to research published in the American Journal of Surgery.
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Home training using inexpensive trainer boxes may be an effective way to retain and improve laparoscopic skills, according to research published in the American Journal of Surgery.
Researchers found that surgical clinicians were most interested in learning whether simulation training can improve patient safety and quality of care, according to a study published in the American Journal of Surgery.
Researchers performed a cross-sectional analysis of an electronic database for current intraoperative ventilation practices and found gender, height and weight may play a role in the incidence and risk factors involved in patients receiving large tidal volumes, according to a…
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