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Effect of Short-Term Pretrial Practice on Surgical Proficiency in Simulated Environments: A Randomized Trial of the “Preoperative Warm-Up” Effect

Kanav Kahol, Richard M. Satava, John J. Ferrara, Marshall Smith

Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2008 · 131 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Preoperative warm-up for 15 to 20 minutes with simple surgical exercises leads to a substantial increase in surgical skills proficiency during followup tasks.

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The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity

Nelson Cowan · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2001 · 6.7K citations · Full text

Objective Psychomotor Skills Assessment of Experienced, Junior, and Novice Laparoscopists with Virtual Reality

Anthony G. Gallagher, Karen Richie, Neil McClure et al. · World Journal of Surgery · 2001 · 229 citations

Effect of fatigue on psychomotor and cognitive skills

Kanav Kahol, Mario J. Leyba, Mary Deka et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 2008 · 221 citations

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Sleep deprivation and resident performance.

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A warm-up laparoscopic exercise improves the subsequent laparoscopic performance of Ob-Gyn residents: a low-cost laparoscopic trainer.

Ann T., Michael Cabbad, Angela Kerr et al. · PubMed · 2007 · 43 citations · Full text