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Systematic review of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of virtual reality training for laparoscopic surgery.

K K Gurusamy, R R Aggarwal, L L Palanivelu, and B R BR Davidson

Br J Surg 95(9):1088-97 (2008) PMID 18690637

Surgical training has traditionally been one of apprenticeship. The aim of this review was to determine whether virtual reality (VR) training can supplement and/or replace conventional laparoscopic training in surgical trainees with limited or no laparoscopic experience.

DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6344
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