Published in Surg Innov on September 01, 2007
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Trends and results of the first 5 years of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) certification testing. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.35
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High incidence of symptomatic incisional hernia after midline extraction in laparoscopic colon resection. Surg Endosc (2012) 1.18
High-resolution analysis of intrahost genetic diversity in dengue virus serotype 1 infection identifies mixed infections. J Virol (2011) 1.14
Systematic review of learning curves for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a review of the methodology of data collection, depiction of outcomes, and statistical analysis. Ann Surg (2014) 1.09
Establishing milestones in urology training: A survey of the Canadian Academy of Urological Surgeons. Can Urol Assoc J (2012) 1.06
Validity of the MISTELS simulator for laparoscopy training in urology. J Endourol (2005) 1.06
Fundamentals of endoscopic surgery: creation and validation of the hands-on test. Surg Endosc (2013) 1.06
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Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ (FUSE): a curriculum on surgical energy-based devices. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.93
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Defining the learning curve in laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: a CUSUM analysis. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.91
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The impact of incidental gastrointestinal stromal tumours on patients undergoing resection of upper gastrointestinal neoplasms. Can J Surg (2012) 0.88
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Sex is not everything: the role of gender in early performance of a fundamental laparoscopic skill. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.87
A systematic review of synthetic and biologic materials for abdominal wall reinforcement in contaminated fields. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.86
Choosing the right physical laparoscopic simulator? Comparison of LTS2000-ISM60 with MISTELS: validation, correlation, and user satisfaction. Am J Surg (2008) 0.86
Validation of a physical activity questionnaire (CHAMPS) as an indicator of postoperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgery (2009) 0.86
A new paradigm for surgical procedural training. Curr Probl Surg (2011) 0.85
Impact of an enhanced recovery program on short-term outcomes after scheduled laparoscopic colon resection. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.84