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Article: ISU PROF FINDS LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEONS IMPROVE SPEED, ACCURACY BY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 19, 2007
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Iowa State University issued the following news release:
The first question laparoscopic surgery patients should ask prospective surgeons is "How many of these surgeries have you previously performed?" Maybe their second should be "Do you play video games?"
A study co-authored by an Iowa State University psychologist published in the February issue of the Archives of Surgery found that laparoscopic surgeons who previously played video games at least three hours a week made 37 percent fewer errors, were 27 percent faster, and scored 42 percent better overall than their non-playing colleagues when participating in a top laparoscopic training program. The surgeons among the top third in video ...