Systematic Review of Immersive Technology in Surgical Planning, 30 Studies Analyzed

30 studies involving 1,270 participants were analyzed in this systematic review of immersive technologies for surgical planning. The review, authored by Waleed Daifallah Khubzan and published on figshare in March 2026, synthesizes evidence on Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) applications in preoperative and intraoperative settings.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking the efficacy of VR for anatomical understanding based on reported plan modification rates (32%–52%)
• Analyzing the impact of AR on procedural accuracy based on reported error reduction in pedicle screw placement
• Evaluating time efficiency gains from MR based on reported reductions in procedure duration for sentinel node biopsy
• Identifying research gaps for future clinical trials based on the review's conclusion regarding study heterogeneity

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 30 studies with 1,270 participants, providing a substantive evidence base.
• Follows PRISMA guidelines and is registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251066149), indicating a structured methodology.
• Risk of bias was assessed using established tools (RoB 2.0 and ROBINS-I).

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 1.5 MB DOCX document; column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable.
• Heterogeneity in the included study designs and outcomes limited meta-analysis, as noted in the results.
• Row count and structured data format are unknown, which may limit direct machine processing.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, sourcing from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Ovid MEDLINE.

Time Range

Studies included up to February 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:46:23

Geography

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