Staff at Basildon Hospital wear high-resolution cameras and headsets to connect with specialists remotely. The hospital is the first in the UK to use AR smart glasses, primarily for scenes when patients need heart valve replacements," says Dr. Sindhu Thomas, Nurse Practitioner. "The AR glasses are very clear. I can see the pictures they send and ask any questions I have," says Sindhu Thomas, head nurse.
Basildon Hospital is the first hospital in the UK to use smart glasses to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI) surgery, which replaces diseased heart valves.The AR smart glasses share live footage and audio with industry experts in Hemel Hempstead and abroad who can zoom in on the components of the medical device and provide advice before and during the surgery. They can zoom in on components of medical equipment and provide advice before and during surgery. With this solution, the staff can receive step-by-step assistance from experts who can see what is happening in the operating room.
Technical Solutions
Dr. Christopher Cook, a cardiologist, said the AR glasses also allow specialists to oversee multiple surgeries at the same time in different locations. We can list as many patients as possible completely independently," he said. What we're doing is thinking about innovative technological solutions that will allow us to perform surgeries without people being in our hospitals," he said.
When the wait list peaked in July through September 2021, the average wait time for a TAVI procedure at Basildon Hospital was more than seven months. However, with the AR technology solution, the average wait has dropped to 2½ months based on the most recent data from October to December 2022.Dr. Cook added, "By increasing the efficiencies we can achieve, we've realized a reduction in wait times for the same amount of workspace."
In addition to this, AR smart glasses mean that staff can be trained remotely.
Dr. Rohan Jagathesan, medical director of Essex Thoracic Surgery Center, said, "This innovative equipment allows us to be more independent and perform more surgeries, which means we can treat patients faster because we don't need specific specialists to come to the hospital". .
Other improvements have already been made to the hospital's ECT (Emission Computed Tomography) to help speed up waiting times. It will also have a new £2.3 million specialist operating theatre in the spring, doubling its current load. Chandan Johal, head of remote technology at biomedical engineering firm Boston Scientific, which is supporting the smart technology, hopes it can be used in other operations in the future. "For the NHS, this opens up a whole new world of immediate support, education and training, and links to other world-class centers," he said. He said.
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