Healthcare metaverse in surgery: scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The metaverse is an emerging concept in surgery, with much interest in its highly immersive and interactive virtual environment. Despite the growing interest and importance in healthcare, the metaverse is still very much in its early phase of evolution and adoption in surgery, with debate on its definition and components. This scoping review provides a summary of the evidence and current understanding for the use of the metaverse in surgery.

Methods

Embase and MEDLINE were searched using scoping review methodology with a systematic search strategy, identifying any study examining the role of the metaverse in surgery without time limitation. After data extraction, a narrative synthesis was conducted to identify the components of the metaverse employed within surger

SUBMITTER: Jauniaux B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886832 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature