Lessons learned from COVID-19 and 3D printing

The use of 3D printing in medicine is not new, with consolidated and growing applications in surgical procedure planning, the creation of both personalized implants or prostheses, developing of medical devices or improvement and personalization of existing ones and anatomical models for improving medical training and education [1]. Moreover, nowadays is not uncommon to find 3D printing units or labs at radiology departments and hospitals approaching medical imaging to personalized medicine. The new COVID-19 pandemic has pushed healthcare resources to the limit.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research