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Review
. 2003 Nov 1;327(7422):1032-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7422.1032.

Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery

Krishna Moorthy  1 , Yaron Munz, Sudip K Sarker, Ara Darzi
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Review

Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery

Krishna Moorthy et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

In the past few years, considerable developments have been made in the objective assessment of technical proficiency of surgeons. Technical skills should be assessed during training, and various methods have been developed for this purpose

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Imperial College surgical assessment device (ICSAD)—A: signal generator B: sensors
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Typical trace from Imperial College surgical assessment device
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Minimally invasive surgical trainer-virtual reality (MIST-VR)
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Recommended format for a cycle of training and assessment
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