• Bruk av ultralydapparat i lommeformat ved karkirurgi 

      Fagertun, Henriette; Våpenstad, Cecilie; Brekken, Reidar; Dahl, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      BAKGRUNN Ultralyd er mye brukt innen karkirurgi. Sammenlignet med konvensjonelle ultralydapparat har lommeultralydapparat begrenset funksjonalitet, men er billigere og enkle å bære med seg. Hensikten med studien var å ...
    • Influence of patient-specific rehearsal on operative metrics and technical success for endovascular aneurysm repair 

      Våpenstad, Cecilie; Lamøy, Siv Marit Jonli; Aasgaard, Frode; Manstad-Hulaas, Frode; Aadahl, Petter; Søvik, Edmund; Stensæth, Knut Haakon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction: Patient-specific rehearsal (PsR) is a recent technology within virtual reality (VR) simulation that lets the operators train on patient-specific data in a simulated environment prior to the procedure. ...
    • Lack of transfer of skills after virtual reality simulator training with haptic feedback 

      Våpenstad, Cecilie; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Bø, Lars Eirik; Kuhry, Esther; Johnsen, Gjermund; Mårvik, Ronald; Langø, Thomas; Hernes, Toril A. Nagelhus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    • Optimal timing of assessment tasks depending on experience level of surgical trainees 

      Våpenstad, Cecilie; Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Bernstein, Tor Eivind; Aadahl, Petter; Johnsen, Gjermund; Mårvik, Ronald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction: Box trainers with motion analysis are important add-ons to surgical training and skills assessment outside the operating room, given that they exhibit construct validity. Material and methods: Four different ...
    • Psychomotor skills assessment by motion analysis in minimally invasive surgery on an animal organ 

      Hofstad, Erlend Fagertun; Våpenstad, Cecilie; Bø, Lars Eirik; Langø, Thomas; Kuhry, Esther; Mårvik, Ronald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: A high level of psychomotor skills is required to perform minimally invasive surgery (MIS) safely. To be able to measure these skills is important in the assessment of surgeons, as it enables constructive ...
    • The role of simulators in interdisciplinary medical work 

      Haavik, Torgeir Kolstø; Våpenstad, Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article reports from a project introducing a virtual reality simulator with patient-specific input for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) into a surgical environment at a university hospital in Norway during 2016–2019. ...
    • Simulation-based skills training: a qualitative interview study exploring surgical trainees’ experience of stress 

      Tjønnås, Maria Suong; Das, Anita; Våpenstad, Cecilie; Ose, Solveig Osborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Stress can affect the ability to acquire technical skills. Simulation-based training (SBT) courses allow surgical trainees to train their technical skills away from stressful clinical environments. Trainees’ ...
    • Stress in surgical educational environments: a systematic review 

      Tjønnås, Maria Suong; Guzmán-García, Carmen; Sánchez-González, Patricia; Gómez, Enrique Javier; Oropesa, Ignacio; Våpenstad, Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background The effects of stress on surgical residents and how stress management training can prepare residents to effectively manage stressful situations is a relevant topic. This systematic review aimed to analyze the ...