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ery treatments with AR could allow patients
to access quantitative data about
how quickly they're improving during
physical therapy, knowledge that can further
speed up their recovery. Other use
cases for XR include everything from enhancing
the telemedicine experience to
providing mental health patients with
aversion therapy to cope with phobias
and other conditions.4
The Takeaway
XR applications, which facilitate training
that is hyper-realistic and safe, are
perfectly suited to healthcare professionals
looking to solve complex problems or
mitigate dangerous circumstances without
putting patients' lives at risk. As the
healthcare industry is constantly looking
for new ways to improve patient outcomes
and drive down costs, expect to
see more XR tools make their way into
preoperative planning, surgery, and postoperative
recovery - and elsewhere. The
potential for this technology is expansive.
Today, forward-looking companies are
already drawing upon their expertise in
"
Surgical error accounted for 24% of
all medical malpractice claims between
2013 and 2017.
"
- National Patient Safety Foundation
XR, medical device development and intuitive
interface design to deliver creative
solutions aimed at revolutionizing
how doctors learn to perform surgery,
and in turn enhance patient care. Look
for even more applications of XR in the
years to come.
References
1. " Johns Hopkins malpractice study: Surgical 'never
events' occur at least 4,000 times per year, " https://
www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/523811
2. A. Duclos, et al., " Influence of experience on performance
of individual surgeons in thyroid surgery:
prospective cross sectional multicentre
study, " BMJ, 2012; 344:d8041. https://www.bmj.
com/content/344/bmj.d8041
3. J.D. Kasprzak, " First-in-man experience with realtime
holographic mixed reality display of threeROBOTIC
END-EFFECTORS
dimensional echocardiography during structural
intervention: balloon mitral commissurotomy, "
European Heart Journal, Volume 41, Issue 6, 7 February
2020, p 801, https://doi.org/10.1093/
eurheartj/ehz127.
4. Y. Choy, et al., " Treatment of specific phobia
in adults, " Clinical Psychology Review, Vol. 27,
Issue 3, April 2007, pp 266-286, https://www.
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/
S0272735806001164.
This article was written by Jeff LeBlanc,
Director of Solutions Engineering,
and Stephanie Van Ness, Assoc. Director
of Marketing and Chief Story teller,
at Integrated Computer Solutions, Cambridge,
MA. Contact: jeffl@ics.com or
svanness@ics.com. For more information,
visit www.ics.com.
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