Extended reality in surgical education: A systematic review.

Surgery

Centre of Education and Training, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, China.

Published: November 2023

Background: This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of extended reality-based training in surgical education.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Results: A total of 33 studies were included in the qualitative analysis. Nine studies evaluated the effectiveness of virtual reality-based training against no substitutional training. Seven studies looked at training for laparoscopic surgery, and the results were contradicting. Two studies focused on orthopedics training, and the outcomes were positive. Fourteen studies compared the outcomes of virtual reality-based training to conventional didactic teaching, all demonstrating superior outcomes for virtual reality-based training. Nine studies compared the outcomes of virtual reality simulation training to dry lab simulation training. The inferior outcomes of virtual reality simulation training were demonstrated by 5 studies for laparoscopic surgery, 1 study for arthroscopic procedures, 1 study for robotic surgery, and 1 study for dental procedures. One study found potential benefits of virtual reality simulation training on orthopedics surgeries. One study found virtual reality simulation training to be superior to cadaveric training, and 3 studies found augmented reality and virtual reality-based training to be comparable to supervised operative opportunities.

Conclusion: Extended reality-based training is a potentially useful modality to serve as an adjunct to the current physical surgical training.

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