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From: Should medical students be given laparoscopic training?
a Responses to” How comfortable would you be with medical students…? Lay observing includes non-scrubbed observation. Scrubbed observing includes close observation whilst sterile. b Responses to “How important are the following factors in allowing medical student involvement on your laparoscopic list? Basic surgical skills include suturing, etc. Basic knowledge of equipment entails knowledge of the stack and camera trouble shooting, e.g. lens fogging. Basic skills exercises are retraction with graspers and simple stacking exercises. Advanced camera skills are the use of a 30° scope. Practice on a trainer includes active manipulation with graspers