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Rev Mex Anest 2025; 48 (3)

Virtual reality and anesthesia

Guillén-Rojas R, Pellecer-González LC, Nájera-Aranzábal MF, Garduño-López AL, Acosta-Garduño F

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 188-192
PDF size: 1090.27 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Extended medical reality (EMR), which encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), is a technology that is revolutionizing the teaching of anesthesiology and medicine. In anesthesiology, EMR is applied in the simulation of bronchoscopies, tracheal intubation, regional anesthesia, and central venous catheter placement. It offers advantages such as immersive and self-taught learning, three-dimensional visualization, high-fidelity simulation, and is accessible, portable, and more economical. It has disadvantages such as difficulty in its development (haptics, anatomical complexity), and on the part of users, resistance to change, adverse effects (dizziness), and a lack of evidence. In Mexico and Latin-America, its development is nascent, with companies like VML; EMR is considered a complementary tool to existing teaching methods, with a promising future in various medical applications. It is still in its early stages and requires more research to fully understand its scope and limitations.


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