Smartphone application supplements laparoscopic training through simulation by reducing the need for feedback from expert tutors

Background: Simulation training is a validated, highly effective tool for learning laparoscopy. Feedback plays a crucial role in motor skills training. We present an app to guide students during advanced laparoscopy simulation training and evaluate its effect on training. Methods: A smartphone(iOS)-...

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Main Authors: Jose Quezada, Pablo Achurra, Domenech Asbun, Karol Polom, Franco Roviello, Erwin Buckel, Martin Inzunza, Gabriel Escalona, Nicolas Jarufe, Julian Varas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845019300132