International urogynecology journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Warm-up on a simulator improves residents' performance in laparoscopic surgery: a randomized trial.
Our aim was to assess the impact of immediate preoperative laparoscopic warm-up using a simulator on intraoperative laparoscopic performance by gynecologic residents. ⋯ Performing a brief warm-up exercise before a major or minor laparoscopic procedure significantly improved the intraoperative performance of residents irrespective of the difficulty of the case.