More than 20 surgeries have recently been completed by headset-wearing surgeons at UC San Diego Health

As a result, most surgeons report experiencing discomfort while performing minimal-access surgery, a 2022 study found. About one-fifth of surgeons polled said they would consider retiring early because their pain was so frequent and uncomfortable. A good mixed-reality headset, then, might allow a surgeon to look at a patient’s surgical area and, without looking up, virtual screens that show them the laparoscopy camera and a patient’s vitals.

  • MutilationWave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Surgeons are some of the worst people I’ve had the displeasure to interact with, and I meet people all over the US for healthcare work. I can’t imagine the difficulty people have of teaching a living god a new way of doing their work.