Extended Reality Applications in Otolaryngology Beyond the Operating Room: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Extended reality (XR) has increasing usage in medicine, especially surgical fields, but the scope of applications is largely limited to intraoperative navigation. The aim of this scoping review is to evaluate all the available literature on how XR technologies have been applied to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS) beyond the operating room for applications such as patient education and interdisciplinary communication. Review Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, we systematically searched PubMed and Scopus. Studies were reviewed without temporal restriction. Inclusion criteria comprised English-language, peer-review papers or conference abstracts studyin

SUBMITTER: Torborg SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11546070 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature