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Willem Willaert¹, Rajesh Aggarwal, Colin Bicknell

¹Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. wimwillaert@hotmail.com

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Area of Science:

Endovascular Surgery
Medical Simulation
Virtual Reality Applications

Background:

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a complex endovascular procedure.
Patient-specific virtual reality (VR) simulation offers a novel approach for pre-procedural planning and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the initial findings of using VR simulation to optimize technical and nontechnical aspects of CAS.
To assess the feasibility and practicality of VR rehearsal for CAS procedures.

Main Methods:

Interventional teams performed VR rehearsals and actual CAS procedures.
All proceedings were video-recorded for analysis of technical and nontechnical skills.
Team members completed questionnaires regarding their experience with VR rehearsal.

Main Results:

High correlation observed between VR rehearsal and actual CAS in terms of tool use, access strategy, and imaging.
Real procedures were significantly longer than VR rehearsals (total time, fluoroscopy time, cannulation time).
Team members reported increased subjective sense of teamwork, communication, and patient safety after VR rehearsal.

Conclusions:

VR procedure rehearsal is a practical and feasible preparatory tool for CAS.
VR simulation demonstrates potential to enhance technical, nontechnical, and team performance in CAS.
Further research is required to determine if VR simulation leads to improved patient outcomes.