Surgical Technology Integration with Tools for Cognitive Human Factors (STITCH)

Abstract

The need for accurate assessment in surgical training has become even more important with the development of new surgical technologies, many of which have transformed methods of treatment for both the patient and the surgeon. Difficult-to-master technologies such as the components of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) highlight the need for surgical competence but do not inherently provide a solution for how to define and measure it. The long-term goal of this research is to build an integrated surgical technology environment designed for the continuous monitoring of task performance, with a particular focus on the inclusion of important but currently-overlooked cognitive measures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2008
Accession Number
ADA633144

Entities

People

  • W. B. Seales

Organizations

  • University of Kentucky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Display Systems
  • Environment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Surgery
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.