A head-to-head comparison between virtual reality and physical reality simulation training for basic skills acquisition

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[2] Satava RM(2006)Procedural simulation: a primer Radiology 241 17-25

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[4] Bridges M(2000)Laparoscopic training on bench models: better and more cost effective than operating room experience? J Am Coll Surg 191 272-283

[5] Diamond DL(2001)Science, medicine, and the future. Virtual reality in surgery Br Med J 323 912-915

[6] Scott DJ(2005)Participants’ opinions of laparoscopic training devices after a basic laparoscopic training course Am J Surg 189 758-761

[7] Bergen PC(2003)Metrics for objective assessment Surg Endosc 17 220-226

[8] Rege RV(2007)Establishing a simulation center for surgical skills: what to do and how to do it Surg Endosc 21 1223-1232

[9] Laycock R(2008)Establishing a simulation center for surgical skills Surg Endosc 22 564-181

[10] Tesfay ST(2008)Design and development of a surgical skills simulation curriculum World J Surg 32 171-449

[1] Gallagher AG(2002)Virtual reality as a metric for the assessment of laparoscopic psychomotor skills. Learning curves and reliability measures Surg Endosc 16 1746-1752

[2] Satava RM(2006)Procedural simulation: a primer Radiology 241 17-25

[3] Dawson S(1999)The financial impact of teaching surgical residents in the operating room Am J Surg 177 28-32

[4] Bridges M(2000)Laparoscopic training on bench models: better and more cost effective than operating room experience? J Am Coll Surg 191 272-283

[5] Diamond DL(2001)Science, medicine, and the future. Virtual reality in surgery Br Med J 323 912-915

[6] Scott DJ(2005)Participants’ opinions of laparoscopic training devices after a basic laparoscopic training course Am J Surg 189 758-761

[7] Bergen PC(2003)Metrics for objective assessment Surg Endosc 17 220-226

[8] Rege RV(2007)Establishing a simulation center for surgical skills: what to do and how to do it Surg Endosc 21 1223-1232

[9] Laycock R(2008)Establishing a simulation center for surgical skills Surg Endosc 22 564-181

[10] Tesfay ST(2008)Design and development of a surgical skills simulation curriculum World J Surg 32 171-449