@inproceedings{2f59869613b54a4b8be7f561dcbf676f,
title = "Surgical learning aid: Reducing uncertainty for the novice during simulated minimally invasive surgery",
abstract = "Can a procedural learning aid assist novice surgeons in reducing uncertainty and workload during critical points of minimally invasive surgery in an OR environment? Twenty Tufts University students performed a multi-step cutting task on a laparoscopic skills training simulator, with and without a multi-media procedural learning aid. A simple between subjects design was used. The results showed that those subjects who used a learning aid while completing the procedural cutting task were significantly faster (p = 0.02). However, subjects' perceived workload with and without the learning aid were not significantly different. These results have implications for the teaching of residents and communication between experts and novices in the OR.",
author = "Gaulin, {Mathieu O.} and Cao, {Caroline G.L.}",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1177/154193120504901119",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "094528926X",
series = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society",
publisher = "Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.",
pages = "1089--1093",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, HFES 2005",
note = "49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2005 ; Conference date: 26-09-2005 Through 30-09-2005",
}