Augmented reality‐enhanced navigation in endoscopic sinus surgery: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial

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Title: Augmented reality‐enhanced navigation in endoscopic sinus surgery: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Authors: Maximilian Linxweiler, Lukas Pillong, Dragan Kopanja, Jan P. Kühn, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Julia C. Radosa, Jingming Wang, Luc G. T. Morris, Basel Al Kadah, Florian Bochen, Sandrina Körner, Bernhard Schick
Source: Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 621-629 (2020)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Otorhinolaryngology
LCC:Surgery
Subject Terms: augmented reality, endoscopic sinus surgery, navigation systems, randomized controlled clinical trial, Otorhinolaryngology, RF1-547, Surgery, RD1-811
More Details: Abstract Objective Endoscopic sinus surgery represents the gold standard for surgical treatment of chronic sinus diseases. Thereby, navigation systems can be of distinct use. In our study, we tested the recently developed KARL STORZ NAV1 SinusTracker navigation software that incorporates elements of augmented reality (AR) to provide a better preoperative planning and guidance during the surgical procedure. Methods One hundred patients with chronic sinus disease were operated on using either a conventional navigation software (n = 52, non‐AR, control group) or a navigation software incorporating AR elements (n = 48, AR, intervention group). Incidence of postoperative complications, duration of surgery, surgeon‐reported benefit from the navigation system and patient‐reported postoperative rehabilitation were assessed. Results The surgeons reported a higher benefit during surgery, used the navigation system for more surgical steps and spent longer time with preoperative image analysis when using the AR system as compared with the non‐AR system. No significant differences were seen in terms of postoperative complications, target registration error, operation time and postoperative rehabilitation. Conclusion The AR enhanced navigation software shows a high acceptance by sinus surgeons in different stages of surgical training and offers potential benefits during surgery without affecting the duration of the operation or the incidence of postoperative complications. Level of evidence 1b.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-8038
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2378-8038
DOI: 10.1002/lio2.436
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/22728133fa86494aa5607843a9e4bf1c
Accession Number: edsdoj.22728133fa86494aa5607843a9e4bf1c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23788038
DOI:10.1002/lio2.436
Published in:Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Language:English