Open AccessAugmented reality‐enhanced navigation in endoscopic sinus surgery: A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Author(s) -
Linxweiler Maximilian,
Pillong Lukas,
Kopanja Dragan,
Kühn Jan P.,
Wagenpfeil Stefan,
Radosa Julia C.,
Wang Jingming,
Morris Luc G. T.,
Al Kadah Basel,
Bochen Florian,
Körner Sandrina,
Schick Bernhard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-8038
DOI - 10.1002/lio2.436
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic sinus surgery , navigation system , surgery , randomized controlled trial , augmented reality , rehabilitation , gold standard (test) , clinical trial , physical therapy , radiology , computer science , artificial intelligence , pathology
Objective Endoscopic sinus surgery represents the gold standard for surgical treatment of chronic sinus diseases. Thereby, navigation systems can be of distinct use. In our study, we tested the recently developed KARL STORZ NAV1 SinusTracker navigation software that incorporates elements of augmented reality (AR) to provide a better preoperative planning and guidance during the surgical procedure. Methods One hundred patients with chronic sinus disease were operated on using either a conventional navigation software (n = 52, non‐AR, control group) or a navigation software incorporating AR elements (n = 48, AR, intervention group). Incidence of postoperative complications, duration of surgery, surgeon‐reported benefit from the navigation system and patient‐reported postoperative rehabilitation were assessed. Results The surgeons reported a higher benefit during surgery, used the navigation system for more surgical steps and spent longer time with preoperative image analysis when using the AR system as compared with the non‐AR system. No significant differences were seen in terms of postoperative complications, target registration error, operation time and postoperative rehabilitation. Conclusion The AR enhanced navigation software shows a high acceptance by sinus surgeons in different stages of surgical training and offers potential benefits during surgery without affecting the duration of the operation or the incidence of postoperative complications. Level of evidence 1b.