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A Masie Rahimi1, Sem F Hardon2, Joost Stael2
1Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Skills Centre for Health Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This study introduces a new laparoscopic intestinal anastomosis training task with objective feedback. Experts demonstrated superior technical skills in force, motion, and time compared to novices, validating the training task.
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