Search Results - "Chu, U.B."

Obesity and laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias by BIRGISSON, G, PARK, A. E, MASTRANGELO, M. J, WITZKE, D. B, CHU, U. B

“…Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) is gaining acceptance and compares favorably with open repair. Patients who are morbidly obese (MO) traditionally…”
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Development of a valid, cost-effective laparoscopic training program by Adrales, G.L, Chu, U.B, Hoskins, J.D, Witzke, D.B, Park, A.E

“…Practical programs for training and evaluating surgeons in laparoscopy are needed to keep pace with demand for minimally invasive surgery. At the University of…”
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Evaluating minimally invasive surgery training using low-cost mechanical simulations by ADRALES, G. L, CHU, U. B, WITZKE, D. B, DONNELLY, M. B, HOSKINS, D, MASTRANGELO, M. J, GANDSAS, A, PARK, A. E

“…The goal of this study was to develop, test, and validate the efficacy of inexpensive mechanical minimally invasive surgery (MIS) model simulations for…”
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A criterion-referenced approach to assessing perioperative skills in a VR environment by Witzke, W.O., Witzke, D.B., Hoskins, J.D., Mastrangelo, M.J., Chu, U.B., George, I.M., Park, A.E.

“…The need for technical competence brought about by the advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has caused educators to re-evaluate the methods used to train…”
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