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MAY 30, 2022

Virtual Reality and 3D Printing Now Aiding Anesthesiologists

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Ruth Shaylor, BMBS, BMedSci

Can virtual reality and 3D printing play a viable role in real-world clinical anesthesia? Very likely, according to the results of a 24-month Israeli initiative.

As researchers at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center discussed during Euroanaesthesia 2021 (abstract BAPC-7), the technologies allowed clinicians to create personalized anesthesia plans for patients young and old alike, with less patient trauma and less equipment waste along the way.

“It has been