Levy Jeremy B, Kong Edmund, Johnson Nathan, Khetarpal Ashni, Tomlinson James, Martin Guy Fk, Tanna Anisha
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2021 Mar;8(1):e127-e130. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2020-0146.
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated changes to the traditional medical ward round to protect staff and patients. This study investigated the value and acceptability of using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset in a COVID-19 renal medicine ward.
The HoloLens 2 was used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and it was compared with the days prior to its introduction. Staff exposure to COVID-19 and PPE usage were measured, and staff and patients were surveyed on the HoloLens 2 experience.
The average ward round was significantly shorter with the use of the HoloLens 2 (94 minutes vs 137 minutes; p=0.006). With the HoloLens 2, only the consultant was in direct contact with COVID-19 patients compared with up to seven staff members on a normal ward round. Personal protective equipment usage was reduced by over 50%. Both staff and patients were positive about its use but raised some important concerns.
The HoloLens 2 mixed reality technology is an innovative solution to the challenges posed by COVID-19 to the traditional medical ward round.
新冠疫情使得传统的医疗查房方式必须做出改变，以保护医护人员和患者。本研究调查了在新冠肾病病房中使用微软HoloLens 2混合现实头戴设备的价值和可接受性。
在新冠疫情高峰期使用了HoloLens 2，并将其与引入该设备之前的日子进行比较。测量了医护人员接触新冠病毒的情况和个人防护装备的使用情况，并就HoloLens 2的使用体验对医护人员和患者进行了调查。
使用HoloLens 2后，平均查房时间显著缩短（94分钟对137分钟；p = 0.006）。使用HoloLens 2时，只有会诊医生与新冠患者直接接触，而在正常查房时这一数字高达七名工作人员。个人防护装备的使用减少了50%以上。医护人员和患者对其使用都持积极态度，但也提出了一些重要问题。
HoloLens 2混合现实技术是应对新冠疫情给传统医疗查房带来挑战的创新解决方案。
