Augmented reality in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia: useful tool or expensive toy?

Peter Marhofer; Urs Eichenberger

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.022

Augmented reality in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia: useful tool or expensive toy?

Br J Anaesth. 2023 Sep;131(3):442-445. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.022. Epub 2023 Jun 21.

Authors

Peter Marhofer¹, Urs Eichenberger²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.marhofer@live.com.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 37353469
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.022

Abstract

Use of augmented reality is increasingly applied in medical education and practice. The main advantage of this technology is the display of relevant information in the visual field of multiple operators. Here we provide a critical analysis of the potential application of augmented reality in regional anaesthesia.

Keywords: anaesthesia; augmented reality; conduction; nerve block; outcome assessment; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Conduction*
Augmented Reality*
Education, Medical*
Humans
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Interventional