The Role of Surgical Simulation in the Quality of Health Care for Complex Neurosurgical Patients

Abstract

The constant technological evolution allows health professionals possibilities until then only imagined in the pages of science fiction. The three-dimensional reconstruction of real anatomical models, with the help of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the impression of realistic shadows, provides surgical teams with the possibility of performing complex surgeries without exposing the patient well in advance, allowing us to achieve excellent results, increasing surgeons’ precision, and decreasing operating room time and patient exposure to anesthesia. In this way, the results are cost containment and increased the productivity and quality of care. Realistic simulations are an advent that allow not only surgeons but also the entire multidisciplinary team to plan each step of the assistance that will be dedicated to patients throughout the surgical process with greater safety and caution, improving the quality of life and assistance provided to our patients.