Healthcare metaverse in surgery: scoping review
Surgery is rapidly moving towards the age of the metaverse. There is great potential; however, evidence is lacking on its effectiveness and there are risks associated with its implementation. Institutions must learn how to understand and safely adopt the metaverse into their domains of education, training, operations, and surgical care.
Authors
- Deena Harji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-3312)
- Benoit Jauniaux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-2112)
- Josh Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-747X)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Royal College of Surgeons of England (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJS Open
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrae155
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.93