The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 179-182 , February 2008

Randomized double-blinded trial investigating the impact of a curriculum focused on error recognition on laparoscopic suturing training

Presented at the Association for Surgical Education, April 11, 2007, Washington, DC

  • Juliane Bingener, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-210-567-5730; fax: +1-210-567-5797.
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  • Tanner Boyd, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Kent Van Sickle, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Inkyung Jung, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • Arup Saha, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • John Winston, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Peter Lopez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Herminio Ojeda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Wayne Schwesinger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MC 7842, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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  • Dimitri Anastakis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Received 24 April 2007 ,Revised 5 November 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00916-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.001

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 179-182 , February 2008

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