Intelligent Systems Lab, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece.
Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Rio, Greece.
Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jun 17;22(12):4577. doi: 10.3390/s22124577.
(1) Background: In the last few years, technological developments in the surgical field have been rapid and are continuously evolving. One of the most revolutionizing breakthroughs was the introduction of the IoT concept within surgical practice. Our systematic review aims to summarize the most important studies evaluating the IoT concept within surgical practice, focusing on Telesurgery and surgical Telementoring. (2) Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the current literature, focusing on the Internet of Surgical Things in Telesurgery and Telementoring. Forty-eight (48) studies were included in this review. As secondary research questions, we also included brief overviews of the use of IoT in image-guided surgery, and patient Telemonitoring, by systematically analyzing fourteen (14) and nineteen (19) studies, respectively. (3) Results: Data from 219 patients and 757 healthcare professionals were quantitively analyzed. Study designs were primarily observational or based on model development. Palpable advantages from the IoT incorporation mainly include less surgical hours, accessibility to high quality treatment, and safer and more effective surgical education. Despite the described technological advances, and proposed benefits of the systems presented, there are still identifiable gaps in the literature that need to be further explored in a systematic manner. (4) Conclusions: The use of the IoT concept within the surgery domain is a widely incorporated but less investigated concept. Advantages have become palpable over the past decade, yet further research is warranted.
(1) 背景:在过去的几年中,外科领域的技术发展迅速且不断演进。其中最具革命性的突破之一是将物联网 (IoT) 概念引入外科实践。我们的系统评价旨在总结评估物联网概念在外科实践中的重要研究,重点关注远程手术和外科远程指导。 (2) 方法:我们对当前文献进行了系统评价,重点关注远程手术和远程指导中的外科物联网。本次综述纳入了 48 项研究。作为次要研究问题,我们还通过系统分析 14 项和 19 项研究,简要概述了物联网在图像引导手术和患者远程监测中的应用。 (3) 结果:对 219 名患者和 757 名医疗保健专业人员的数据进行了定量分析。研究设计主要是观察性的或基于模型开发的。从物联网的应用中可以明显看出一些优势,主要包括手术时间更短、获得高质量的治疗、手术教育更安全和更有效。尽管描述了这些技术进步,并提出了所提出的系统的好处,但文献中仍存在一些需要进一步系统探索的明显差距。 (4) 结论:物联网概念在外科领域的应用是一个广泛应用但研究较少的概念。在过去十年中,其优势已变得明显,但仍需要进一步研究。
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