Telemedicine for Potential Application in Austere Military Environments: Neurosurgical Support for a Decompressive Craniectomy

CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to provide telemedicine neurosurgical support with a HMD during a decompressive craniectomy performed by a non-neurosurgically trained military surgeon. All military surgeons showed competence in performing a decompressive craniectomy after receiving a standardized concise lecture. The use of a HMD clearly demonstrated the potential to improve the quality of these neurosurgical procedures performed by military surgeons.PMID:38547413 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae094

Source: Military Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pieter W Stark O J F van Waes John S Soria van Hoeve Boudewijn L S Borger van der Burg Rigo Hoencamp Source Type: research