Analysis of verbal communication during teaching in the operating room and the potentials for surgical training

The Perspective Effect of Wide-Angle Lenses in Laparoscopes

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of perspective distortion of wide-angle lenses in laparoscopes on hand-eye coordination during endoscopic manipulation. Methods: Sixteen subjects repeatedly performed a standardized positioning task in a pelvi-trainer under two conditions. The subjects had no prior experience with endoscopic manipulation. In one...